GeorgeThetruth

Dear offerendum, Who spends 1500 Euros for a room at the George V?
What I am trying to say value is relative. Some person might actually find value in those packages. You don't ? Well don't buy them

offerendum

Dear GeorgeTheTruth. I would spend 1500 € for a room IF it is the market price. If I get it elswere for lets say 1000 € I wouldnīt pay 1500 €. If cheapest offer is 5000 € and I like to stay there and nowhere else, itīs OK.

My Intention with showing this offers was, that they are all overpriced. So it doesnīt surprise me they Charge such prices for a short transfer. So itīs not the question if value is relative. The question is, if I pay the fair market price. Regarding the mentioned offers you get the same service much cheaper. Only advantage is that the hotel organize it and you get everything out of 1 hand. If this is worth a 4 figure sum to someone, enjoy.

CGRA

So :
- 4245 from you
- PLUS "how much" from the various shops to Pen

Shopping tour should be free

offerendum

Of course. The day I pay simply to visit a store I will introduce myself immediately to psychiatry and apply for incapacitation.

francophile

The AMEX FHR site is accepting reservations for Le Crillon for arrival beginning 1 September

I hope they bring back the sunday brunch at Les Ambassadeurs

DavidO

Great news... thanks for sharing.

There's no Virtuoso rate posted yet, but Rosewood Elite rates *are* available ... and I expect informal Virtuoso amenities will be honored at the Crillon.

callmedtop

Doing wedding site tours of Four Seasons, Ritz, Le Meurice, Peninsula, Shangri-La, and La Reserve next week, while staying at Le Meurice. Let me know if anyone would like me to look at anything in particular during the tours, as we've budgeted a decent amount of time for each property.

Will do a write-up of Le Meurice as well, as other than DavidO, it has been lacking any recent commentary.

MacMyDay

If you're at The Pen between 14th-17th and visit the pool, I'll be sure to wave.

callmedtop

We are in fact doing our tour of the Pen on the 17th in the afternoon - I'll try my best not to harass you.

callmedtop

We've just settled into our Superior Junior Suite at Le Meurice, and are impressed so far. Check-in process was excellent and the room is quite nice and "homey". Very comfortable and easy to feel relaxed in. Our room has multiple terraces and great views of the gardens, the Big Wheel, and the Eiffel Tower (though you can't see the latter unless you're out on the terrace, no big deal).

I will say the room is a bit smaller than I expected (560sqft) - I actually called the front desk a few hours after check-in to verify the room category - but it is certainly enough space for two. The one thing that is lacking is closet space. We're only here for four nights and there is barely enough space for each of us to unpack, which we like to do when staying at one place for 3+ nights.

There was a bit of a foul odor from the WC (plumbing?), but when we left for dinner we let the front desk know and the problem was gone by our return.

Doing a full property tour tomorrow as well.

offerendum

Very few suites have enough space, mostly even my bag donīt fit on the suitcase rack.

MacMyDay

This is where The Peninsula does a very good job.



That is from a Deluxe Suite and I believe the dimensions are identical in a Grand Premier Suite, which I'm currently in. Even though there's a dedicated dressing area, there are still more wardrobes in the suite.

offerendum

This is indeed one of the great excemptions. There are a few more, but as I said not very much.

callmedtop

We just toured the property, including one Junior Suite in a higher category which had a dedicated closet and thus at least 3-4x closet space, as well as a small sitting room. In my mind, worth the additional couple hundred EUR per night.

I do agree with you as a general rule about hotels and closet space, though.

Edit: To clarify, we both travel extremely light - one carry-on per person and a small briefcase for my computer / work. The Superior Junior Suite category at Le Meurice has a noticeably smaller closet area than any recent stay in the same caliber property. BTW, service continues to be A+, and the shower pressure is the best I've ever experienced in my life, which is enough reason for me to return on its own.

jp-mco

We found that the Junior Suite (formerly called Grand Premier Room) we stayed in at Pen Paris had a very large walk-in closet with ample storage for our luggage. I particularly liked using the valet box! You put dusty shoes in and a few hours later they're perfectly clean - like magic!