http://www.sitebits.com/france/paris/hotels.html Paris Hotels en Copyright &copy; 1999-2009 Gromco, Inc. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:42:11 EDT Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com After two years of construction, Le Bristol, one of the swankiest hotels of Paris, will open a new wing with 26 rooms, 5 suites and a new restaurant. <br><br> This addition represents its first major expansion since the hotel's opening in 1925. Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2009/le-bristol-expands-90261386.html Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT Affordable design and even 'affordable luxury' is not an oxymoron. Well, not exactly, anyway... In fact, it's a trend that's been sweeping the hotel industry in recent years. Using modern construction methods in combination with innovative cost-cutting techniques and choosing slightly off-prime locations, a handful of hoteliers have attempted to reshape the industry by providing low-cost designer hotel experience for the younger, tech-savvy crowd. <br><br> Mama Shelter is the latest example of the trend. (De)signed by Philippe Starck, this modern hotel on Rue Bagnolet in the 20th arrondissement of Paris opened just a couple of weeks ago.... Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2008/mama-shelter-affordable-design-hotel-3976264.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:05:00 EDT Back in June, Parisian decorator Pascale Benhamou finished her project for Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris's 8th arrondissement. The lobby restaurant, La Galerie des Gobelins (named after Manufacture des Gobelins - a former factory, now a museum, which supplied furniture to French monarchs) got new carpet, furniture and redesigned lighting. <br/><br/> But actually, what caught our attention was not so much the decorative changes of the space as the restaurant's updated menu, which features desserts by world famous pastry chef Christophe Michalak, the winner of the 2005 "Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie"... Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2008/la-galerie-des-gobelins-new-look.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:30:00 EDT