about 1,000 ($ 1,100) a night. Thats right, whether in dollars or in euros, chances are you will be leaving behind at least four figures for the chance to wake up on Place Vendôme.
Promised as they were for June 17, its almost poetic that after our nearly daily visits to the website of Hotel Ritz Paris, reservations would be released today, the day of our goodbyes. While opening is still predicted for fin de lannée 2015, for now the first day where you can book a room is March 14.
That being a Monday in March, you will be able to find a Chambre Supérieure for 900 ($ 994), which comes in at 35 sq m (377 sq ft). Well have to wait for a proper set of photos until October/November, but we did manage to screengrab the shot above from the short video that is now playing on the website. Classic features, high ceilings, a chandelier, and delicate flowers on the headboard combine with the very modern-day TV in the bathroom mirror that you see in the distance. Fibre optic internet will be free in all rooms.
Three steps up and you will get to a Chambre Grand Deluxe, which adds 20 sq m (215 sq ft) and a view of the garden, and youd be looking at 1,300 ($ 1,435). If weve said it once, weve said it a million times: Parisian palace hotels are not for the faint of heart. Suites de Prestige start at 4,000 ($ 4,416) a night, with the two-bedroom Suite Impériale commanding 13,000 ($ 14,350) a night. On se voit au Ritz? A bientôt
[Photo: screengrab from Ritz Paris video]