Lara (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} refinedbeauty) wrote,@ 2005-03-20 20:30:00 |
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Parisian hotels
A lot of people are surprised to learn that Parisian hotels are generally disappointing. Sure, you could go for the Champs-Elysees experience (like the Four Seasons-managed Georges V) but why would you want to? You would have more fun at the Montalembert anyway.
And what if you wanted to try something grandiose yet hip? A while back I wrote about the pretentious sounding "Murano Urban Resort" in Paris. I saw it mentioned again last week on the "Departures" magazine Amex sends to its Centurion/Platinum members.
Here's what Elizabeth Frank had to say:
Lara
A lot of people are surprised to learn that Parisian hotels are generally disappointing. Sure, you could go for the Champs-Elysees experience (like the Four Seasons-managed Georges V) but why would you want to? You would have more fun at the Montalembert anyway.
And what if you wanted to try something grandiose yet hip? A while back I wrote about the pretentious sounding "Murano Urban Resort" in Paris. I saw it mentioned again last week on the "Departures" magazine Amex sends to its Centurion/Platinum members.
Here's what Elizabeth Frank had to say:
"...on a more grandiose scale, the flashy 52-room Murano Urban Resort is on the busy Boulevard du Temple (to escape the noise, ask for a room in the back). The two $3,300 suites include their own private outdoor plunge pools and rooftop views -- and a 5,000-square-foot spa with a 50-foot pool will open later this spring. The Murano is clearly aimed at a palace-hotel crowd that's grown tired of the stuffy Eight Arrondissement yet still needs a dose of Parisian grandeur. It's also fertile ground for cool-hunters though: Doors open by finger print recognition, pixilated jellyfish swim in digital paintings behind the bar, and room lighting changes colors at your whim. It's hard to believe that the owners originally planned to build a replica of a Venetian palazzo."I think I might give it a try on my next visit to Paris...
Lara
