Elite Traveler September-October 2018

EXPLORE TOP SUITES

The importance the French place on beauty, impeccable service and exquisite taste cannot be understated. In addition to world-renowned cuisine, wine, fashion and fragrances, its hotels are among the best in the world. Indeed, France developed its own extremely rigorous hotel-rating system for properties that exceed the expectations of a five-star hotel and epitomize the French standard of excellence. Just 24 properties in the country have earned the prestigious Distinction Palace classification, 10 of which are in Paris. And as the “war of the palaces” and their competing multi-hundred-million-dollar renovations draw to a close — although Le Meurice’s Belle Étoile Suite, a regular in our annual Top 100 Suites feature, is currently closed undergoing renovation—more hotels will surely be added to this distinguished list. After all, what could be better than a divine mix of classic French elegance and the comforts of the modern world? Top Suites Paris

by Kristen Shirley