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| Paris, also known as “The City of Light”, | | | | the world! |
| is one of the top tourist cities in the world, with over 30 | | | | The Hotel – The Four Seasons George V |
| million visitors every year. Having been a Paris shuttle | | | | Whenever I pick up a customer for a Paris airport |
| driver for many years, it’s safe to say that | | | | transfer and they are headed to the Four Seasons |
| I’ve got to know the city very well! I’ve | | | | Hotel, I know they are in for a treat. Room prices can |
| written previously about visiting Paris on a shoestring | | | | reach an eye-watering €1500 a night, but if you |
| budget – though the city is typically an expensive | | | | want to stay at the best hotel in town, this is the place |
| place to go, you can travel on relatively little if you plan | | | | for you – stunning décor, superb facilities |
| carefully and know where to stay. But what if money | | | | and great service are the hallmarks of the Four |
| is no object? Where do you go in Paris if | | | | Seasons chain, and this particular one has a premium |
| you’ve got money to spend, and only the best | | | | location just off the Champs-Elysees. If you are looking |
| will do? Fine restaurants, stunning hotels and fabulous | | | | for the most luxurious base imaginable for your holiday |
| spas are just the tip of the iceberg… | | | | in Paris, you can’t beat a stay at the Four |
| Restaurant – Pierre Gagnaire | | | | Seasons. |
| French cuisine is justly world renowned, and Paris is | | | | The Spa – The Ritz Health Club |
| liberally peppered with truly outstanding cafes, | | | | The Four Seasons hotel is also home to one of the |
| restaurants and patisseries; the larger and famous | | | | city’s finest spas, but judging from the reports |
| places in the main streets and the smaller, quieter | | | | of my Paris shuttle passengers, the spa over at the |
| eateries tucked away down the side streets. Asking a | | | | Ritz might just edge it out if you are looking for the |
| Parisian which restaurant is the best in the city is likely | | | | finest pampering the city has to offer. Designed in a |
| to ignite a fiery debate; everyone has a different | | | | Greco-Roman style, the facilities are everything |
| opinion, but one name you’ll hear more often | | | | you’d expect from the Ritz – my |
| than the others is the Pierre Gagnaire Restaurant. Run | | | | passengers bring back reports of a spectacular array |
| by the legendary chef who has given his name to the | | | | of treatments and high-tech facilities that need to be |
| establishment, this 3 Michelin Star restaurant offers up | | | | seen to be believed. Each of the top spas in Paris has |
| a feast of unusual flavours in truly stunning | | | | its adherents, but I’ve heard the Ritz praised |
| surroundings. The a la carte menu clocks in at a cool | | | | more highly than any of the rest. |
| €300, but this is recognised as perhaps the | | | | |