From the most luxurious to the most romantic, each has a story, a character and a style. All of them are exceptional, all unique; each captures the very soul of Paris. Lovers ans stars, the famous and the nameless, they've all felt the quickened heartbeat, the accelerated tempo of life at these grand architectural gems resplendent with the intimate history of private lives and dazzling energy of Paris. Abundant illustrations from the great photographer Daniel Aron allow us to get into the spirit of each place, discovering its style and decorators, its specialities and its surroundings, for there's a lot more to a hotel than rows of room opening off a corridor ...

Ritz . Meurice . Costes . Westminster . Normandy . Regina . Park Hyatt . Pavillon de la reine . Lutetia . L'Hôtel . La Villa Saint-Germain . Bel-Ami . Montalembert . Plaza Athénée . Bristol . George V . Crillon . Lancaster . Pershing Hall . La Trémoille . Concorde Saint-Lazare . Raphaël . Saint-James . Villa Royale . Square.