It took four years and €429 million to complete - New Paris Grande Dame Hotel

…and finally the fabulous Peninsula Hotel will open in Paris next week. She joins the other Paris Grande Dames Hotels ( Bistrol, Meurice, Four Season, Plaza Athenee, Ritz ( still closed) Crillon ( still closed) It’s the Hong Kong-based company’s tenth hotel, joining properties in New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Bangkok and Manila. The first guests are set to arrive on August 1st. Just steps from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysées, at 19 Avenue Kléber in the elegant 16th arrondissement, The Peninsula Paris sits close to some of the world’s most-famous monuments, museums and luxury shopping. It has 200 rooms including 34 suites, five of which have private rooftop gardens with spectacular views over the city. Rooms begin at Euro 750 a night