Four Seasons Hotel George V
Paris, France
Off the Champs-Elysees, a palace hotel famous for its flowers and three Michelin restaurants.
The George V holds a claim no other hotel can match: three restaurants, three Michelin stars between them, under one roof. But even if you never ate here, you would remember the flowers, the vast, sculptural arrangements by Jeff Leatham that fill the marble halls and change with the seasons.
Behind the spectacle is service of almost unnerving precision and rooms of quiet, gilded comfort a short stroll from the Champs-Elysees and the Seine. It is the Paris palace hotel taken to its logical, luxurious extreme.
The Verdict
Perhaps the most polished hotel in Paris, and a destination for its flowers and its restaurants alone. Save it for the occasions that truly warrant it.
Walking into the marble courtyard to find another impossible, room-height floral installation, different every fortnight and worth a detour on its own.
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