Hotels
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Hidden Paris
These are the inserts from the pages of my private Paris book. Many of these places are not so well known, but the locals, and those like me, who simply adore this side of Paris, will tell you that they simply cannot get enough of them. This is the Paris of my young adulthood, and present life.where to eatL’Atier de Joel Robuchon7, rue de Montalembert75003 ParisTel: +42-22-5656www.joel-robuchon.netGuy Savoy18, rue troyon75017 Pariswww.guysavoy.comL’ambroisie9, place des vosges75005 ParisTel: +43-78-5145www.ambroisie-placedesvosges.comtea housesMariage Freres30, rue du bourg tibourg75004 ParisMetro: Hotel de VilleTel: +42-72-2811www.mariagefreres.comLaduree16, rue royale75008 ParisTel: +42-60-2170Metro: Madeleine or Concordewww.laduree.frflea marketsSat, Sun, Mon: 10am – 6pmAll Year RoundBazar de l’Hotel de Ville55, rue de la verrerie75004 ParisPorte de Vanne(14th arrondisement)Porte de Montreul (20th arrondisement)Les BouquinistesQuai de Montebello75005 ParisLa Vie En Rose238 Rue de Rivoli(1st Arrondisement)Tel: +42-60-2372Colette213 Rue St. Honore75001 Paris
Galerie ArchitectureMiniature Gault206 Rue de Rivoli(1st Arrondisement)Tel: +42 60 5117wine shopsLavinia3-5, Blvd de la Madeleine75001 ParisTel: +42-97-2020
Les Caves Taillevent199, rue FaubourgSt Honore75008 ParisTel: +45 61 1409NOTE: Please notify us directly, if you believe that certain images on this post are alleged to infringe upon the copyrights of others, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Thank you. -
The Weekender: Royal Mansour Marrakech
Splendor in MarrakechEver since its official opening in June 2010, The Royal Mansour has been and is once again High End Weekly’s Hotel Of The Year! The age of excess is undergoing a serious rebirth in North Africa. The only other hotels (if I may even call it a hotel) that could possibly rival the Royal Mansour are in Dubai. This museum/palace wonderland was entirely hand built.The only one of its kind. Morocco’s best of the best were called for this project which took about two years to come to life. The finest architects, carpenters, masons, cabinetmakers and artisans took pride on building a manor that the king could share with his guests atop the remains of a municipal swimming pool inside the Medina wall. Up until now, no one actually knows the actual cost of the build, never mind the furnishings. But who’s counting? Because when it came to the cost, His Highness Mohammed VI, king of Morocco demands for the built of the hotel was quite simple. Money is to be no object. One of his many objectives was to abolish the gypsy feel that one usual associates Morocco with, and to build a hotel like none the world had ever seen before. A magical city in and of itself, with lily ponds and red-clay walls. This is the place where instead of rooms and suites, what you’ll get are riads (traditional Moroccan open-courtyard residences), individual courtyards, your personal butler, and yes, what you probably dreamed of but didn’t have the audacity to think you’ll ever find – champagne shoe polish.
Royal Mansour(from $2,365 – $43,015)Rue Abou Abbas El Sebti40 000 Marrakech – Morocco212 (0)529 80 80 80212 (0)529 80 80 91info@royalmansour.maNOTE: Please notify us directly, if you believe that certain images on this post are alleged to infringe upon the copyrights of others, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Thank you.