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Le Meurice Paris – Soon!

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My multiple posts on one of my very favorite Dorchester properties, Le Meurice can be found amidst my Paris posts. Extremely chic, fabulous service, marvelous people watching,Michelin star dining…and as usual, my sumptuous suite will be ready on my arrival…deluxe-junior-suite-528-at-le-meurice-paris

From their website – as I couldn’t say it any better: Combining exceptional 18th century opulence with contemporary chic, Le Meurice embodies the perfect French palace hotel. Located between Place de la Concorde and the Louvre, Le Meurice is ideally located for a range of activities, whether you’re after fine dining and shopping or simply want to explore the city of romance and culture.

Le Meurice has been open since 1815, so it has many stories hidden within its walls and has seen countless celebrities and notable figures come and go.

Salvador Dalí regularly graced the hotel with his presence, something that is honoured through one of the top restaurants in the hotel, the delightful Restaurant Le Dalí. The hotel still enjoys a close relationship with many artists to this day – fitting for a hotel in a city long associated with fine art and literature.

Decorated in the extravagant Louis XVI style and featuring stunning interior styling in the public spaces and restaurants from the renowned Philippe Starck thanks to a refurbishment in 2016, each of the hotel’s seven floors has its own distinct theme. Exquisite Italian marble bathrooms, period furniture, and beds adorned with the finest linens are amongst the many finer details that make Le Meurice one of the best hotels in Paris. From intimate suites to grand apartments, the hotel has a range of rooms to suil all tastes and desires.

The hotel’s fine dining experiences are all overseen by Alain Ducasse, the highly acclaimed chef. Two Michelin-Star Restaurant, le Meurice Alain Ducasse, is heralded as one of the world’s most beautiful dining rooms, offering its esteemed guests only the best in French fine-dining.

Alternatively, dine at the elegant Restaurant Le Dalí, under the magnificent ceiling mural painted by Ara Starck, and enjoy mediterrannean flavors. The restaurant treats its guests to an exquisite dining experience.bar-228-at-le-meurice-paris

Visit Bar 228 for delicious drinks and nightly live jazz in the historic paneled bar. Indulge in a range of lavish cocktails in the bar’s intimate setting, expertly crafted by an accomplished bar tending team and lead by the celebrated bar director, William Oliveri.

Guests seeking a touch of indulgence can be pampered to their heart’s content in the tranquillity of the beautiful Spa Valmont pour Le Meurice. Swiss skin experts, Valmont, offer an extensive selection of specialised treatments in the spa’s comfortable and modern setting. With customized facials, invigorating and revitalizing body massages and a range of heavenly beauty treatments, visiting the spa is the perfect way for guests to relax.

Dali Devotees Depart to Le Meurice

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Immerse yourself in the spirit of Dalí at the Parisian hotel he loved, with tickets to the Dalí exhibition at the Pompidou Centre followed by delectable cocktails ensconced at the glorious hotel bar. A must visit for Dalí devotees during the exhibition in Paris which is open November 25 until March 25, 2013. A major exhibition of the greatest surrealist artist, this collection will share known and many unknown works of the prolific sculptor, painter and artist.

Dali was one of the Le Meurice Hotel’s most outrageous guests, he spent at least one month per year at the Hotel and on occasion extend his stay for up to six months. His behavior could also be surrealistic: once he demanded that a herd of sheep be brought to his room, and upon their arrival, Dalí took out his pistol and shot at them. Luckily, the gun was filled with blank bullets. Another time, he requested a horse. Yet another time, he asked the staff to capture flies for him in the Tuileries Garden, paying them five francs per fly. Dalí was a regular at the Hotel Le Meurice.

The five star hotel is offering a five star special, a three-night offer (from €2,820 for two) includes not only breakfast, lunch at Le Dali restaurant and two cocktails – Gala and Dali – at Bar 228, the location for Dali’s meeting with the Count of Barcelona.

One outrageous guest inspired another, Philippe Starck’s surreal lobby and the Le Dali lobby restaurant, which contains a monumental canvas ceiling painted by Ara, the daughter of Philippe. The ceiling canvas includes many references to Dali, set the stage for an enchanting evening, surreal and luxurious, a hallmark of the Le Meurice lobby restaurant. Elegant walls of mirrors, gold, black and ochre, and dim lighting create an enchanting ambience of seduction and high style.