A Frame × Ritz Paris suede tuxedo jacket at €1,995, a €7 madeleine from Le Comptoir, a £125 Claridge's candle, a €254 Aman fragrance: what palace hotel boutiques sell, where to buy it and why they do it.
The Radisson Blu Golf du Verger resort will open near Lyon in 2029, with 148 rooms and an 800 m² spa
Radisson has signed the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Lyon Golf du Verger: opening is planned for 2029 in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, with 148 rooms, an 800 m² spa and two golf courses, 30 minutes from Lyon.
The Hôtel d’Aubusson has reopened in Saint-Germain-des-Prés with 44 rooms and a redesigned 20 m pool
The Hôtel d'Aubusson reopened on rue Dauphine in September 2026: 44 rooms and suites redesigned by Bruno Borrione, a 400 m² spa with a 20 m pool and jazz evenings at the Café Laurent.
The Naïora spa opens on 16 October 2026 in Strasbourg: 850 m², a heated indoor pool, a 36 °C outdoor pool, sauna, hammam and cold plunge, with a three-hour pass from €32 per person.
Announced in 2019 for 2022, the Six Senses Loire Valley, at the Château Bel-Air in Sologne, will open in mid to late 2028 according to Les Bordes Estate: 50 keys, a spa of about 1,670 m² and 52 residences.
From the Ritz's Salon Proust to Camélia at the Mandarin Oriental, ten afternoon teas at Paris palaces and grand hotels, from €68 to €125 per person: prices, hours, pastry chefs and autumn 2026 editions.
Opened in 1927, the Lodge Park in Megève is celebrating 100 years and will open the Chalet du Lodge in December 2026: 450 m², five bedrooms and a private indoor pool, after three years of renovation.
Featured on Alerte à l'hôtel on M6 on 15 October 2026, the À la Vieille Halle hotel in Souppes-sur-Loing is open and bookable: 17 rooms from €80 a night, a Vietnamese restaurant, 1 hr 15 min from Paris.
From 15 to 25 October 2026, Ruinart brings its pop-up table to Cheval Blanc Paris: a seven-course menu by Arnaud Donckele paired with seven cuvées at €890, two masterclasses and a cruise to Art Basel.
The official list of France’s 33 palace hotels in 2026, from Paris to Courchevel and Saint-Tropez: nightly rates taken from the hotels’ own sites, tea times, starred restaurants, spas, a map and our ratings.
The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda's Plaza Athénée played by the St. Regis New York in 2006, the Palazzo Parigi filmed in Milan for the 2026 sequel, Villa Balbiano on Lake Como, and the prices.
“Hotel” filter, 262 hotels in Paris, 15.5% fees, up to 15% credit for guests: how Airbnb now sells hotel rooms, and how to read the reviews to see who really sells there.
