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Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris
Paris, France
37 Avenue Hoche, Paris, France, 75008
Original Property Opened in 1928
Historic Hotels Worldwide member since 2017
With a covetable address along the prestigious Avenue Hoche, just a short stroll from Parisian icons like the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysées, Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris rests at the heart of the best that the City of Light has to offer. This historic hotel first opened its doors in 1928 when Paris was a haven for creatives of all stripes—illustrious past guests include the likes of Walt Disney and Josephine Baker—and still exudes a je ne sais quoi (an indefinable appealing quality that literally translates to "I don't know what") that continues to enchant travelers to this day. Celebrated as one of the finest "Palace" hotels in the city, an honored distinction by Atout France, the country's official tourism development agency, reserved only for those that go above and beyond five-star standards of excellence, Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris is a luxurious escape in a busy world.
Like all "Palace" hotels in France, Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris offers the best of the best in French hospitality: rich architectural heritage, bespoke service, a prime location, and a chic design. Along with sophisticated accommodations strikingly reimagined by famed French designer Philippe Starck, this stylish retreat also boasts several dining venues (including a Japanese and Peruvian-fusion eatery helmed by world-renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant hailed as one of the best in the world), a luxurious spa, an art gallery, and a private art collection of more than 300 works.
Discover
- Walk in the footsteps of the famous creatives, heralded luminaries, and influential dignitaries who have previously roamed the hallowed halls of Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris. Upon its opening in 1928, the hotel quickly became a hot spot for the jet-setting rich and famous. In its early years, star-studded clientele included the likes of Walt Disney, Josephine Baker, King Farouk of Egypt, and Winston Churchill, while more recent glitterati guests have included celebrities like Ray Charles (there is even a suite named after the renowned musician, complete with its very own grand piano), Michael Jackson, Robert de Niro, Sofia Coppola, and Madonna. In 1948, it even played host to the signing of the birth certificate of the State of Israel.
- Luxuriate in the unmatched French hospitality that can only be enjoyed with a stay at one of the country's grand "Palace" hotels. Created in November 2010 by the French Minister of Tourism, the highly coveted "Distinction Palace" is given only to France's luxury hotels that go beyond the typical five-star experience and help elevate the country's image on the global stage, boasting features like an exceptional location, remarkable design and/or history, must-visit restaurants, and bespoke service. Earning the prestigious designation in 2013, Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris is in rare company as one of around only 30 "Palace" hotels in Paris.
- Be inspired by the hotel's creative energy. At Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris, luxurious does not mean buttoned-up and stuffy. Rather, it is vibrant, effortlessly chic, and glamorous with just a splash of edginess, all envisioned by famed French designer Philippe Starck. To wit, during its reimagining in 2008, the designer even hosted a Demolition Party which can only be described as legendary. There, partygoers decked out in workmen's suits and hard hats took to the walls and fixtures with mallets, ushering in a new era of luxury in truly post-modern fashion. Today, Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris is home to its very own art gallery and contemporary art bookshop, as well as a private art collection that is more than 300 works strong.
Explore
- Marvel at the soaring Arc de Triomphe, which stretches towards the sky less than a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Paying tribute to the fallen French soldiers of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, this iconic Parisian monument takes inspiration from the Arch of Titus in Rome. Straddling the 8th, 16th, and 17th arrondissements from within a bustling traffic circle on the Champs-Élysées, it also serves as an excellent starting point for exploring the best that Paris has to offer.
- Stroll over to the nearby Parc Monceau, a public park constructed in the late 1700s at the behest of the Duke of Chartres, which was once a muse of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. Designed by painter and writer Louis Carrogis Carmontelle, he sought to surprise and delight the garden's visitors with his creation, saying "It is not necessary for gardens or nature to be presented in the most agreeable forms. It's necessary instead to preserve the charm that one encounters entering the garden, and to renew it with each step, so that the visitor in his soul will have the desire to revisit the garden every day and to possess it for himself. The true art is to know how to keep the visitors there, through a variety of objects, otherwise they will go to the real countryside to find what should be found in this garden; the image of liberty." To say that his vision was a success is putting it mildly. Today, Parc Monceau is one of the city's more unique public parks, with meandering walkways and an informal English-style layout rather than the ordered symmetry of a French-style garden and a collection of follies, or decorative architectural features, such as a Dutch windmill, an Egyptian pyramid, and a Corinthian colonnade.
- Enjoy a leisurely walk down Avenue des Champs-Élysées, hailed by many as one of the most beautiful streets in the world, to the Grand Palais and its smaller counterpart, the Petit Palais. Constructed as part of the 1900 Paris Exposition, today, these magnificent buildings stand as some of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in the city, playing host to a collection of museums and exhibition spaces.
Experience
- Climb astride a bicycle for a quintessentially Parisian way of exploring the city. Complimentary for guests staying at Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris, bikes offer the perfect way to both reach the city's must-see sites and soak up the City of Light's infectious energy and dreamy atmosphere along the way. Quality bike helmets and route assistance are available from the hotel team.
- Set out on an artistic adventure across the city, courtesy of the hotel's dedicated Art Concierge. As Paris has long served as a source of inspiration for creatives of all kinds, there is no better way to soak up the city than through its art. Always up to date on the city's latest art happenings, the Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris Art Concierge can curate bespoke experiences tailored towards whatever guests might be interested in, from artist studio and museum visits and guided tours to private viewings of special pieces.
- Embrace Paris as a muse, just like the luminaries who flocked to the City of Light in search of inspiration, by becoming a flâneur or, for the ladies, a flâneuse. Literally meaning "stroller" in French, these aimless wanderers allow themselves to be swept up in a place so that they may consider the everydayness of it all in a literary, philosophical fashion. To quote French poet Charles Baudelaire, “For the perfect flâneur, for the passionate spectator, it is an immense joy to set up house in the heart of the multitude, amid the ebb and flow of movement, in the midst of the fugitive and the infinite."
Taste
- Greet the morning in a truly French fashion with a stop at one of the many local boulangeries, or "bakeries," that dot the city. Here, hungry travelers and locals alike will find freshly baked bread like crusty baguettes and Viennoiserie, which bridge the gap between French bread and more decadent dessert pastries, such as pillowy brioche, flaky croissants, and sweet pain au chocolate. These ubiquitous French shops must bake their bread on-site to be considered a "boulangerie," so patrons know that they are getting their goods straight from the source.
- Savor everything from Michelin-starred Italian cuisine to Japanese-Peruvian fusion at one of the two headlining restaurants at Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris. Il Carpaccio offers modern dishes made with traditional and seasonal ingredients in a convivial setting. Matsuhisa Paris, meanwhile, is the first restaurant in France helmed by culinary icon Nobu, featuring everything from expertly prepared fish dishes crafted by sushi chefs to proteins like Wagyu beef and Normandy chicken grilled over charcoal.
- Cap off a day of Parisian adventures on a sweet note with a visit to a pâtisserie, or pastry shop. If time affords, make the roughly 20-minute car or metro ride to Stohrer on Rue Montorgueil. Considered the oldest pâtisserie in Paris, this storied pastry house was established in 1730 by Nicolas Stohrer, then pastry chef to King Louis XV. While there, be sure to try their famous rum baba, an alcohol-infused cake that was invented by Nicolas Stohrer in 1725 during his pastry apprenticeship working in the kitchens of King Stanislas De Poland.
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