Le Bristol Paris

Le Bristol opened on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in 1925, and in May 2011 it became the first hotel in France to receive the Palace distinction. Part of the Oetker Collection, it keeps a residential ease, with daylight through much of the house and 105 suites among its 188 rooms. Many look over a French garden of 1,200 square metres, a rare expanse of green in the eighth arrondissement. The table is its great strength. At Épicure, Arnaud Faye, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, cooks light, precise dishes served with bread made from heirloom wheat, and the restaurant holds a three-MICHELIN-star rating. The brasserie 114 Faubourg, with gilded columns and dahlia-patterned walls, holds one MICHELIN star. On the ground floor, Les Ateliers du Bristol mill flour, make chocolate, mature cheese and select wine in house, with an épicerie for taking the results home. Café Antonia and Le Bar du Bristol cover the rest of the day, and there is a rooftop pool and the Spa Le Bristol by La Mer. Families have guaranteed connecting rooms and a welcome for children, and Socrate, the resident cat, is part of the house. The hotel holds Three MICHELIN Keys.