La Réserve Paris – Hotel and Spa

Opened in 2015 in a Second Empire mansion on avenue Gabriel and granted Palace classification in 2016, La Réserve is the smallest of the twelve Paris palaces, 25 suites and 15 rooms, two Chambre Premier and Chambre Prestige rooms at 45 square metres, top suites pushing past 200. Pierre Yves Rochon's interiors run mahogany-and-crimson (think large private apartment over hotel-grand). Executive chef Jérôme Banctel runs Le Gabriel (two Michelin stars) and the more relaxed La Pagode de Cos. Below ground sit a Nescens spa, hammam and 16-meter pool. The Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde and Élysée Palace are within a five-minute walk.