Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel

One of the two neoclassical palaces commissioned by Louis XV on Place de la Concorde, the Crillon reopened in 2017 after a four-year overhaul under Rosewood and was awarded Palace classification in 2018. The 124 rooms and 36 suites include two designed by Karl Lagerfeld (Les Grands Appartements). The basement pool, 17,600 hand-applied gold scales lit by a skylight, is among the most distinctive in the city. Bar Les Ambassadeurs and the Jardin d'Hiver run on the public floors; Nonos by Paul Pairet is the French grill, while L'Écrin holds one Michelin star in a windowless jewel box.