Paris — The City of Light 🗼
Grand boulevards and hidden courtyards, world-class art and pavement cafés, the Seine glittering between it all — Paris rewards the first-time visitor and the tenth alike. Hand-picked stays and must-book experiences — every link takes you straight to Trip.com to check live prices and book.
🏨 Where to Stay
- Ritz Paris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — the most storied address in the city: Hemingway's bar, Coco Chanel's suite and a century of legend on Place Vendôme. Belle-époque salons, a jewel-box spa and pool, and rooms named for Proust and Fitzgerald. Pure, unhurried grandeur in the heart of the 1st.
- Four Seasons Hotel George V ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a palace-graded 1928 art-deco landmark just off the Champs-Élysées, famous for its spectacular flower installations, three-Michelin-starred Le Cinq, and a marble spa with indoor pool. Golden-Triangle glamour with faultless service.
- Hôtel Plaza Athénée ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — the ultimate Avenue Montaigne address since 1913, with its famous red-awninged façade, a Dior-designed spa, and Eiffel Tower views from suites once favoured by Grace Kelly and Christian Dior himself. Paris fashion-world glamour at its most theatrical.
- Le Bristol Paris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — the grande dame of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the first French hotel ever awarded "Palace" status. A ravishing garden courtyard, the three-Michelin-starred Epicure, and a rooftop pool gazing to the Eiffel Tower and Sacré-Cœur. (Do say hello to Socrate, the resident cat.)
- Mandarin Oriental Lutetia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — the smart pick, and the Left Bank's only palace: a 1910 art-deco icon in Saint-Germain, beautifully restored, with the serene Akasha spa and indoor pool. Steps from Le Bon Marché and the Musée d'Orsay — the more bohemian, arty side of Paris luxury.
- Hôtel Providence ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — hidden gem — an 18-room Hausmannian townhouse turned romantic boutique on the border of the 3rd and 10th, with a full cocktail bar in every room, flea-market finds and a beloved ground-floor restaurant — hip, intimate, and a fraction of the palace-hotel price.
✈️ Flights
- Flights to Paris (CDG) — around 1 hour 30 direct from Manchester to Charles de Gaulle, then 40 minutes by train or car into the centre. (Orly and Beauvais are handy alternatives too.)
🎟️ Experiences
- Eiffel Tower Tickets — book ahead to ride the glass lifts to the summit, 276m up, for that first unforgettable look out over the whole city. Even better after dark, when it sparkles on the hour.
- Louvre Museum Tickets — the world's most-visited museum: the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory among 400,000 works, all behind I. M. Pei's glass pyramid. Pre-book a timed slot and pick a wing — you can't do it all in a day.
- Palace of Versailles Tickets — the ultimate day trip: Louis XIV's dazzling palace, the Hall of Mirrors, and 800 hectares of formal gardens and fountains just outside the city. Go early, and leave time to wander out to Marie-Antoinette's hamlet.
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