The Rates at Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris

"Unsurprisingly, rates are eye-wateringly expensive -- probably the highest in Paris -- so this resort is only to be considered by those with very deep pockets"

"YOU SHOULD KNOW This is a palace hotel down to the finest details, with prices to match"

"The spaces brim with contemporary art—photos, paintings, collages—and there's a terrific bar, several beautifully decorated (if very expensive) restaurants, including the French-specialty La Cuisine, a smart boutique shilling art books and design objects, and a Clarins spa"

"The least expensive accommodations here are the Studio rooms, which measure a spacious 380 sq ft and are uniquely designed with beds plopped in the middle of the room, unanchored by headboards, and are instead backed by upholstered ledges that serve as backdrops to the desks on the other side"

"The spaces brim with contemporary art—photos, paintings, collages—and there’s a terrific bar, several beautifully decorated (if very expensive) restaurants, including Matsuhisa Paris by Nobu Matsuhisa, a smart boutique shilling art books and design objects, and a sexy Clarins spa"