a great value in a great Paris hotel

the Champs Élysées at dusk (c) 2018 by David Ourisman, all rights reserved

Are you looking for a great hotel in Paris but feeling discouraged by the room rates? Paris has perhaps the world's best collection of hotels, but the prices may be a bit more than you what you're looking to spend. I've got good news to share!

Park Hyatt Vendome boasts a great location. Just north of the Place Vendome, it's an easy walk both to shop haute couture boutiques or to explore the heart of Paris and all its attractions. Park Hyatt also happens to be offering a fabulous value.

Four nights for the price of three, for stays all summer long ... to September 8. And the value keeps getting better.

• Upgrades, if available, confirmable within 24 hours of booking
• Full breakfast daily for two guests
• $100 hotel credit towards incidental expenses
• Free parking!

For a random four night period in August, I saw an average rate of 533€ per night. This is less than half the price of other palace hotels in Paris. I did a site inspection of the Park Hyatt in April, and I was positively impressed with the contemporary comfort of its comfortable rooms.

VIP airport Meet & Greet — for stays of three nights or more in a Park Deluxe room and higher, Hyatt Privé guests will also receive a complimentary one-way private airport transfer with Meet and Greet service. You'll be met at the end of the jetway by a hostess with a Park Hyatt Paris Vendome sign, escorted with priority through immigration, and introduced to your driver!

Hyatt Privé offers great exclusive values like this to travelers in-the-know. Send us your dates and ask us what we can do for you.

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Ritz Paris | the rebirth of a legend

I am anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the newly renovated Ritz Paris.

One of the iconic hotels of Paris, the Ritz needed renovation badly. Because it can take a long time (as in years, apparently) to obtain permits when historic buildings are involved, the process was delayed… but renovations are now well underway. This video gives just a glimpse of the painstaking work underway and an anticipation of the glorious rebirth to come.

I'll be in Paris this April. While it won't be possible to tour the construction scene, I will be having tea with the sales manager of the Ritz Paris - hopefully to see some drawings of the newly designed rooms. Paris is blessed with many great hotels, and I expect the Ritz to be one of the true jewels of the luxury palace hotels of Paris.

copyright (c) 2014 by David Ourisman LLC. All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell Travel. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.