The Ritz is an integral part of Paris and has been since 1898. When the Ritz was born, Paris looked and sounded very different, and the hotel has changed significantly over the years. Its original directive, established by its founders César Ritz and French chef Auguste Escoffier, remains the same: to provide the best of the best to every guest that passes through its hallowed portals. The majesty of The Ritz in 2025 is unparalleled: a hotel perfectly attuned to the Parisian way of life and balancing the warmest of French welcomes with excellence in service, opulence in design, lavish comfort and heavenly cuisine. The guests at the Ritz Paris are those with exceptional taste and the desire to be constantly surrounded by palatial comfort and convenience. This includes celebrities worldwide, the ultra-wealthy, well-known artists and actual royalty. Let’s look at what a getaway to the Ritz would look like.
Travel
The hotel’s location in central Paris, overlooking the Place Vendôme in the city’s 1st arrondissement, gives an extra dose of éclat. Still, it can make getting there a little slow-paced due to the Parisian traffic. If you’re disembarking a private jet charter, the airport closest to the hotel is Charles De Gaulle, from which a luxurious town car can whisk you off on a 30-minute journey to the accommodation of your dreams. What better way, after all, to start the holiday of your dreams than by flying in the highest first-class accommodations possible!
The Ritz does not have a helipad on the property, so although travelling by road from the airport is the only option, at least you can have a comfortable flight first!
Arrival and Accommodation
Upon arrival, you’ll enter the hotel’s porticoed entrance on the exclusive Place Vendôme, and your experience will begin. White canopied blinds blanket the windows, and concierges in uniform will usher you into the hallowed blue and gold carpeted halls of one of the world’s most beautiful, well-respected hotels.
If you’re smart, you’ve booked one of the most well-known rooms like the Suite Coco Chanel, where the revered designer once resided for over two decades. Elegant antique gold touches glimmer against the softest creams and off-whites as the room envelops you in a sense of peace and luxury like nothing you’ve ever experienced.
Though the room’s decor is humble by opulent Parisian standards, it is far from bare or boring. Touches of crystal, obsidian, and marble anchor the space’s floaty, light elements, and beautiful black metal sconces fill the room with gentle, warm light. Smooth parquet and plush carpeting cushion your steps, black-and-white photos adorn the walls, and the view of Paris opens up before you as you peer out the windows and French doors.
The spirit of Coco Chanel’s apartment on rue Cambon lives on forever in this space that beautifully memorialises her. It has been visited by people like Marcel Proust, Audrey Hepburn and Maria Callas, all famous for their taste and high standards.
Relax and Enjoy
Once unpacked, you might want to pick up a few incredibly chic souvenirs from the hotel’s gift shop. The Ritz collaborates with contemporary designers to create hotel-branded clothing and lifestyle gifts that are a cut above the rest. Shop the concept store, the Galerie, and the boutique; a Ritz teddy bear will go over well with your favourite niece, and a tin of the Ritz Earl Grey blend might be perfect for your mum.
The Ritz Club and Spa are ready to welcome you if you’re prepared to experience a new level of rest and relaxation. Solitude and rejuvenation live here, hand in hand, and the space provides you with access to several wellness and fitness options to help you keep your mind and body in harmony during your visit. The pool looks like something out of a glamorous ‘50s or ‘60s movie, with a sunny sky imprinted above and imposing curved double staircases leading down to the crystal clear water that you’ll never want to leave.
The nail bar, facial treatments, makeup and beauty menu, and the David Mallett hair salon combine to provide the complete Parisian treatment, keeping you looking and feeling your best. A quick visit to the beauty boutique can offer an exquisite selection of beauty and lifestyle products to keep the French philosophy of beauty alive for you long after you’ve left.
Indulge
If you’re going to eat, it should be the best Michelin-starred cuisine you can get, and that’s what you’ll find at the Espadon Restaurant at The Ritz. Embark on a culinary journey with chef Eugénie Béziat; allow her to expand your tastes and spoil you rotten with a unique blend of flavours that straddles two continents. The service is a white glove, naturally, and the servers here are impeccably trained. The two venues that adapt to the seasons to feature the freshest produce are rich with French classics and contemporary infusions.
Enjoy a nightcap in the Bar Hemingway — a sumptuously (and eclectically) decorated bar-cum-library where many stories have been told beneath the low, warm lights. You’ll want a cocktail here, not straight liquor, as this is the home of the famous Serendipity. Sinking into a buttery soft leather chair, you’ll be lulled into a state of delicious relaxation by the buzz of low conversation from the 24 other seats (only 25) in the bar as you sip on your expertly blended liquid masterpiece.
You’ll Never Want to Leave
From the grand decor to the luxurious rooms and amenities and the culinary delights you can’t wait to sample, your Hotel Ritz Paris experience will change your outlook on luxury, travel and accommodation forever.
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Leading Image courtesy of Ritz Paris.