In the lead-up to the Paris Summer Olympics, the city has seen a surge in luxury hotel developments, particularly in the Rive Droite area, which is known for its historic palace hotels. LXR Hotels & Resorts, Hilton's luxury collection, has made its debut in France with Sax Paris, a renovation of a 1899 neo-Gothic building. This establishment signifies a milestone for the brand, highlighting its growth from one hotel to 16. The article contrasts the characteristics of the Right and Left Banks, as well as the author's personal experiences in the city, particularly in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
This is an important opening for us since it's our first in Europe. When you're building a brand from scratch-there was only one hotel when I started, and now there are 16-to have a luxury hotel in Paris is a great achievement.
The Rive Droite is dominated by the majority of the city's historic palace hotels, such as Le Meurice and the Ritz Paris, as well as quintessential Paris Fashion Week haunts like Hôtel Costes.
Meanwhile, the Left Bank, or Rive Gauche, lies on the more discreet side with its hôtels particuliers, mansions, and grand townhouses built by French nobility when Louis XIV's court traded Paris for Versailles.
When I moved here in 2018, I quickly settled into a chambre de bonne in Saint-Germain-des-Prés that was not nearly as spacious as Emily's in Emily in Paris, but it definitely had the classic Parisian charm.
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