Paris rolls out the red carpet at the palaces

In Paris, luxury hotels springing up like mushrooms after rain. The Peninsula is

the last in the list. The new luxury hotel welcomed its first guests, Friday, August 1, avenue Kléber. A jet of a champagne cork from the Champs-Elysées. Overall, after four years of titanic work, the new prestigious address in Paris offers 200 rooms including 45 suites spread over 31 000 square meters of the Belle Epoque former International Conference Centre architecture. An investment of nearly € 900 million out of the pocket of a partnership between Qatar Hospitality (80%), an investment fund of Qatar, Hong Kong and Shanghai Hospitality, owner of the Peninsula brand (20%). 

For its first steps in the big world, the youngest of the great palaces released Thurs Two Rolls Royce, one of 1934, the colors of the Peninsula, suites transport guests to the airport. A small fleet of chauffeured BMW Mini will be available to customers, especially the customers, especially to go shopping. On Friday, the Peninsula is not the only one to open its doors. The same day, after nine months of work, the Plaza Athenee, one of the oldest palaces in Paris, finds its customers. 

"PARIS catching up" 

The arrival of the Peninsula is the symbol of the rush of the big Asian brands to Paris. Since 2008, in quick succession, the Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-La and the Royal Monceau, completely renovated by the group Singa ..