The variety
of the Leading Hotels of the World unites several hotels that belong to the network
Plaza Athenee. So, the buildings named like this are built in Bangkok
and New York.
However, the absolute symbol and pride of the Plaza Athenee is the hotel of the
same name in the center of French capital. This is the hotel where everything was initiated from.
In spite the fact that the Plaza Athenee committed to the network of
hotel industry recentlyas per the historic evaluation that is in
1911, this hotel became the significant part and eventhe symbol of
Paris. This hotel yields to the fame of the
Eiffel Tower,
no doubt, though the true experts on Paris
know and appreciate the Plaza Athenee, and those who first arrive to
the city
and go for sightseeing, cannot miss it. The building is situated on
Avenue
Montaigne, near the legendary Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Leaving alone
the wealthy
celebrities who treat the Plaza Athenee as one of the major places of
interest
even due to the fact they stay there from time to time. The Plaza
Athenee hotel
is situated by the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and many other sights the
tourists
visit like Louver, Avenue de l'Opéra, Musée d'Orsay. This avenue is a
home for
such reputed brands and world-know fashion houses as Chanel, Christian
Dior,
Prada, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Valentino and many others.
The hotel located
in the center of the capital can boast with the perfect places of interest in
its surroundings, as a rule, and this is logical and with the purpose to see
why this hotel is so famous, we have to refer to numbers and some data. The Plaza
Athenee won the hearts of tourists and guests of Paris and is awarded for the professional
prestige, thanks to the number of rooms available. Forty five out of one
hundred eighty nine rooms are luxury suites, while the standard and luxe rooms
are in turn divided into several categories with distinguishing features though
comfortable in any way. So, there are five categories of standard rooms at the Plaza
Athenee:
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Superior
Rooms designed for two persons with the minimum area of twenty six square
meters, the design is made predominantly in the style of delicate luxury
typical to Louis XVI;
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Deluxe Rooms
have the same design though made in various colors; they are designed for two
persons, at most and they not too large (twenty eight square meters);
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The category
of Junior Suite offers rooms designed for three persons which affords more services
(thirty eight square meters, at least), a bedroom, a bathroom, mini
sitting-room and there is a separate closet in some rooms;
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Deluxe
Junior Suite category rooms are larger and guests over three persons can use fifty
two square meters with the separate living-room and a bathroom;
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Prestige
Junior Suite rooms offer fifty four square meters designed a-la Louis XVI with
a bedroom, a closet, small sitting-room and a bathroom;
As for the luxe
suites, these rooms provide over fifty six square meters, at least, for the
smallest room of this category, with a bedroom, a living-room, a hall and two
bathrooms, and all these services are assigned for three persons. The rooms of categories
Deluxe Suite and Prestige Suite a visitor is offered the same services though
they will live on sixty and eighty square meters. The following luxe categories
are affordable to only wealthy and too prosperous visitors who are able to
appreciate and enjoy the luxury and comfort offered by the hotel to their
preferences to spend the best time there. One hundred square meters of the Presidential
Suite offers the Bohemian atmosphere of Paris of
30s with all the typical lavish accessories and details for trimming and
decorating, as well as the picturesque view from the room to Paris life. The best scenery is available from
the Eiffel Penthouse located on the eighth floor in the area of one hundred
thirty one square meters with additional twenty eight square meters for the
terrace. And this is not everything the hotel offers. The Royal Suite is
designed for members of royal families and persons with the bank account with
incredible numbers that is located on the fifth floor providing two bedrooms, a
living-room with a library, a hall, an office, a dining-room to serve twelve
persons, and two big bathrooms. This lavish life is available in the area of four
hundred fifty square meters.
The Plaza
Athenee is also famous for plenty of restaurant, bars and cafes. Le Relais
Plaza, the bistro of the high class, La Cour Jardin – the restaurant specialized in
cuisines of the Mediterranean countries work here. The restaurant La Galerie des Gobelins is
famous for the live musical performances; Le Bar du Plaza Athenee is one of the
best known entertainment places in
Paris. And finally, the fun of the fair
is the restaurant Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee, the creation of the legendary
French chef Alain Ducasse, the culinary genius acknowledged around the world.
And this is the right place to get introduced to the French cuisine, since,
first, the French dishes are made ideally here, the creative experiments are
done here, second, and the visitors can boast they tried something exclusive
here. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee is the three star hotel awarded by the Michelin, Le
Guide Rouge, as the prestigious restaurant in the world.
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