Paris has many luxurious five-star accommodations.
At the Hotel Plaza Athénée, a single night can cost around $44,000 in high season, while a stay within the Imperial Suite on the Ritz Paris can cost an incredible $70,000 per night.
The Hôtel de Crillon, an 18th-century palace converted right into a luxury hotel in 1909, has hosted quite a few celebrities, royalty and heads of state. Its “Les Grands Appartements” extend over greater than 335 square meters and include two large suites designed by Karl Lagerfeld.
If you would like to escape town, the Chateau de Villette is a fantastic alternative. This late Seventeenth-century estate is a 40-minute drive from Paris. Known as “Little Versailles,” the castle has a neoclassical façade. Every week-long stay costs nearly $270,000.
France, the birthplace of the Michelin Guide, has no shortage of luxurious restaurants, with 630 starred restaurants across the country, including nine in Paris with three Michelin stars. Le Cinq at Paris' Four Seasons Hotel George V serves dishes by award-winning chef Christian Le Squer and wine from a cellar that holds 50,000 bottles.
Other notable options include Kei Restaurant, which mixes Japanese and Western cuisine, and Epicure at Le Bristol Paris, which serves upscale classic French cuisine.
Visitors can sail down the Seine on luxurious private yachts or enjoy a non-public shopping experience at Samaritaine – one in all town’s oldest shops, now owned by LVMH.
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