Originally Posted by scented

I agree, I often find that the layout and floorplan make more of a difference. My issue with the Ritz is that the layout is somewhat odd in many categories. I was very interested in their Deluxe Suites, but after seeing the floorplan and pictures I am cured... never seen such a small bedroom and closet. In general it seems that closet space is was afterthought while renovating. Same with Peninsula -- endless corridors that eat up space and square footage. Even the entry-level suites at FS George V are so comfortable and have big closets. I do understand that the actual buildings of both Ritz and Pen have much more history, more than FS, but that is at the cost of comfort.

Originally Posted by simpletastes

You should know that the Prince De Galles suite and the Fitzgerald suite are on either side of the Cesar Ritz suite, and they are all on the masnard roof third floor of the Vendome building.

The Prince De Galles suite is a smaller one-bedroom suite (relative to the Cesar Ritz suite). I believe the Fitzgerald suite may be offered as a two bedroom suite. Reservations can confirm.

I believe the most "wow" one-bedroom suite if history, quality and view of place Vendome are priorities (rather than spaciousness, access to rooftop terrace and view of the Eiffel tower) would be the 68sqm Chopin suite on the first floor with the incredibly high ceilings. The ceiling of the suite is a national monument, I read somewhere. The LHW website http://www.lhw.com/hotel/Ritz-Paris-Paris-France/rooms has photos of some suites which are not available on the Ritz website.

For me, I would be most tempted to try the Chopin suite and the Prince De Galles suite the next time. I realized that I actually might prefer a smaller suite and I didn't need 128sqm!