Le Bristol Paris

Le Bristol Paris, on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, is the most quintessentially Parisian of the city's palace hotels — less flashy than its neighbours, more deeply rooted in French tradition. The 190 rooms and suites are decorated in 18th-century French style with Gobelin tapestries, Louis XVI furniture, and hand-embroidered fabrics. The hotel's cat, Fa-Raon, is a Paris celebrity. Epicure, the three MICHELIN-starred restaurant by Eric Frechon, is one of the finest in France. The rooftop pool — the only one in Paris — is a summer institution.