Just steps from the Champs Elysées and Arc de Triomphe, Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris is the most exciting 5-star luxury h ... otel in the City of Lights, combining Parisian Chic with a unique vibrant feeling. Imbued with the original spirit of the 1930s when it first opened, this contemporary masterpiece designed by Philippe Starck features 149 spacious rooms and suites, with three outstanding Presidential Suites, a 99-seat cinema theatre, an art gallery, an exclusive service of Art Concierge and a private art collection. The award-winning Spa My Blend by Clarins, 1,500 sqm of ethereal white paradise, offers the ultimate urban escape for complete relaxation and indulgence. With the longest swimming pool in a Paris hotel, personal trainers, a wide range of yoga and Pilates classes, a hammam, watsu basin and exclusive treatment rooms. Food and drink are an art form here too – from the buzz of the Long Bar on the ground floor, to the two restaurants, ‘Matsuhisa Paris’ for a Japanese cuisine and ‘Il Carpaccio’, a gourmet Italian restaurant. Not to be missed are the delicious pastries, macarons and chocolates by Pierre Hermé, considered by Vogue magazine as the ‘Picasso of pastry’. Glamourous and wonderfully sophisticated, Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris is the epitome of Parisian vibrancy and elegance – a true one-off. read more