Paris

Sumptuously appointed hotel set on chic Avenue Montaigne amid renowned fashion designer boutiques. — Hideaway Report

From the moment you walk through the golden revolving door into Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, you are transported to the early 1900s, a time when the city sparkled. — Forbes Travel Guide

What kind of hotel might attract such diverse guests as Pablo Picasso and Elizabeth Taylor, Mata Hari and FDR, Queen Victoria and Jay-Z, Tchaikovsky and the Olsen Twins? The answer is Le Meurice. — Afar Magazine

The 188-room Le Bristol is one of the only family-owned luxury hotels that remain in Paris, which results in a slightly more personal vibe here. — Departures

Extravagantly styled and fashionable designer hotel, with twenty sumptuous rooms accessed by a wonderful spiral staircase, and with a tiny pool in the basement. — Rough Guide

The luxury Hong Kong hotelier opened its first Paris address at the end of 2010 inside a beautifully restored national monument. — Frommer's

Stepping through the traditional, dramatic entrance of Le Royal Monceau — Raffles Paris is like being transported into the imagination of Philippe Starck. — Forbes Travel Guide

One of a handful ultra-luxury hotels in Paris, noted for its opulent-but-tasteful modern interiors, eco-friendly commitments and stellar service. — Forbes Travel Guide

Grand even before a total renovation shuttered the hotel for four years, the Crillon reemerged in July 2017 as the city's preeminent palace hotel. — Fodor's

As for the rooms, no detail has been spared. Each has flashes of the Louis XIV spirit infused when the luxury hotel first opened; only now, things thrust toward modernity. — Forbes Travel Guide

Designer hotel for Bohemians, with old parquet and a deliberately sleazy Pigalle porn theme... You’re paying for fashion and atmosphere here, not service. — Rough Guide

The St-James occupies a mansion with a small park near the Avenue Foch and the Bois de Boulogne... aristocratic atmosphere. — DK Eyewitness

This quiet little hotel has 27 good-sized rooms, with toilet and bath or a shower in both a main building and a garden annex. — Lonely Planet

American designer Ed Tuttle has created a rather masculine atmosphere in this luxury hotel, which houses 187 guest rooms. — Gayot

This is one of the cornerstones of 20th-century boutique hostelry in Paris, a veteran of plush residential design for sophisticated, well-heeled vacationers. — Star Service

Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal occupies a privileged location at the center of one Paris’ most illustrious historic districts, but this grand dame is now thoroughly modern. — Forbes Travel Guide

Coaxed into its zany new incarnation by uberdesigner Philippe Starck, this former car park offers what is surely the best-value accommodation in the city. — Lonely Planet

This five star hotel on chic rue Saint Honoré features 138 rooms and 39 suites decorated with mostly white, contemporary furnishings splashed with touches of color on bedspreads and curtains. — Travel + Leisure

Once a Spanish nobleman's townhouse, this luxurious retreat is now in French hands and it shows, from local staffing to elegant decoration. — Fodor's

This once grand mansion turned five-room chic hotel was recommended to me by a discerning travel journalist. — goop