A 19th-century private mansion that once housed a French princess, aristocrats and other prominent figures in French society has been turned into a luxury hotel, just steps from the fabled Champs-Elysées in Paris.
From the stunning Waldorf Astoria in Bangkok to Bulgari’s stately outpost in Shanghai, these city hotels are luxe cocoons in the world’s busiest capitals.
The Parisian gourmet food and delicatessen company is opening its first hotel, Sept 1, in Place de la Madeleine – the same square in which Fauchon opened its first store, 132 years ago.