When dreaming of
Paris — of its centuries of history resulting in grand institutions, paeans to art, instantly identifiable architecture and sublime food — few modern-day edifices tie itself to the city as closely as the legendary
Ritz Paris, opened by Cesar Ritz in 1898.
The hotel’s prime location in the Place Vendôme has anchored it not just as a temporal respite for weary travelers but as an actual home to luminaries such as Coco Chanel (she lived there for 34 years), Ernest Hemingway, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Marcel Proust as well as many major political figures visiting the city in the last century.
By the turn of the 21st century, however, the Paris hotel was showing its age. So, in 2012, it made the bold decision to close in order to undergo a top-to-bottom renovation. The hotel’s re-opening in 2016 brought a world of opulence and historic prominence to the 21st-century traveler.
Getting There
15 place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France
TEL33-1-43-16-30-30