It’s seen kings come and go, empires fall, and countless celebrities including Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe walk its halls...

The Hôtel de Crillon is hotel Royalty and in Paris, that’s no small feat. Following a pricey renovation in 2017, it’s wooing a whole new generation with its sassy interiors designed by the likes of Tristan Auer, Chahan Minassian and Karl Lagerfeld, which now feel more residential than Grande Dame. Not that it’s lost any of its opulence "au contraire" sleek polished stone interiors in the lobby, a glittering chandelier draped with silver chains, gold scales on the walls of the subterranean spa… we could go on and on. It’s greatest extravagance however, may be its location. At the heart of Paris, on the Place de La Concorde and minutes from the Tuileries gardens and the Champs Élysées, you’ll struggle to find a better place from which to explore the City of Light.