Ritz Paris

The Ritz Paris is a hotel in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, facing the Place Vendôme. The Ritz Paris, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World marketing group, is one of the world's most opulent hotels.

The hotel was founded in 1898 by César Ritz, a Swiss hotelier, in conjunction with Auguste Escoffier, a French chef. The hotel was built beneath the facade of a mansion in the eighteenth century. It was one of the first hotels in Europe to offer each room an en suite bathroom, electricity, and a telephone. It immediately gained a reputation for luxury, attracting monarchs, politicians, writers, movie stars, and musicians as customers. Several of the hotel's apartments are named after renowned hotel guests, including Coco Chanel, while the cocktail lounge Bar Hemingway honors author Ernest Hemingway.

The 159-room hotel had a four-year, multimillion-euro refurbishment that began in 2012 and ended on June 6, 2016, when it reopened. Despite the fact that the hotel has not requested for the 'Palace' designation from the French ministry of business, industry, and employment, the French government has designated its Suite Impériale as a national monument.

The hotel has appeared in a number of notable works of fiction, including novels (F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night and Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises), plays (Noel Coward's Semi-Monde), and films (Billy Wilder's 1957 comedy Love in the Afternoon and William Wyler's 1966 comedy How to Steal a Million).

Location: 15 Pl. Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France

Phone: +33 1 43 16 30 30

Website: ritzparis.com