The building or the view. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, from about €2,190, if you want an 18th-century townhouse on the Place de la Concorde with a butler for every room; Shangri-La Paris, from about €1,730, if you would rather pay for the Eiffel Tower in the window.
A Palace hotel in the 18th-century townhouse at the western corner of Gabriel's façade on the Place de la Concorde, restored in 2017, with Lagerfeld suites, a gold-mosaic pool and butlers.
€€€€From about €2,190 a night
Choose Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel if
First big Paris trip
Milestone celebrations
History and design lovers
Walking to the Louvre and the Tuileries
The catch
Only signature suites are sold with the Concorde view: Lagerfeld's Grands Appartements on the fourth floor and the Louis XV and Bernstein suites on the sixth. The 32 m² entry Deluxe Room faces an inner courtyard, and the Premier and Grand Premier Rooms a courtyard or the pedestrian Rue Boissy d'Anglas.
Prince Roland Bonaparte's palace in the 16th, booked for one thing above all: the Eiffel Tower in the window.
€€€€From about €1,730 a night
Choose Shangri-La Paris if
Eiffel Tower views
Special occasions
Couples
Museum days in the 16th
The catch
The entry Superior Room, 36 square metres, looks onto the courtyard or the glass cupola, and the tower view starts with the Eiffel View Room at about €3,005 against €1,730 on the same February night.
The building or the view. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, from about €2,190, if you want an 18th-century townhouse on the Place de la Concorde with a butler for every room; Shangri-La Paris, from about €1,730, if you would rather pay for the Eiffel Tower in the window.
Good questions about Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel vs Shangri-La Paris
Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel or Shangri-La Paris?
The building or the view. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, from about €2,190, if you want an 18th-century townhouse on the Place de la Concorde with a butler for every room; Shangri-La Paris, from about €1,730, if you would rather pay for the Eiffel Tower in the window.
Is Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel worth it?
Book the Crillon for the building, the salons and the service, with Paris on foot outside the door. Pay for the Grand Premier Room, and save the view of the square for a signature suite. A famous 18th-century townhouse on the Place de la Concorde, restored with a designer's eye and run on personal service. It is a base for walking the city rather than a hotel to hide in, and it is priced as a splurge.
Does Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel have a pool or a beach?
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Is Shangri-La Paris worth it?
Book Shangri-La Paris for the Eiffel Tower in the window of a prince's house, and pay for a room named Eiffel, as high up as you can, to get it. Without the view, you are paying palace rates for a courtyard or garden outlook. A polished, quiet palace in a prince's house, priced at the top of the market, where the room you book decides the stay. The draw is the tower in the window and the heritage around it, not the kitchen or the nightlife.
Does Shangri-La Paris have a pool or a beach?
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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