The whiter shade of pale marble floor, the Gobelin tapestries covering the immaculate walls made out of Ile de France white stone that kind which was used to build the Sacred Heart basilica, in Montmartre , the Arabian Nights carpets bought for extravagant prices and substituted by newer one once a year, and even the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries paintings formerly exhibited in the Louvre, don't catch the attention as much as the cyclopean bunches of flowers artistically arranged on period tables all around.
Year after year, we have been lucky enough to experience different categories of rooms during our repeated stays. One of our favourite remains the suite A bunch of flowers shaped like a globe matched the aristocratic Louis XVth gueridon supporting it. Six people could comfortably seat on the deep and smooth period armchairs and sofa: welcoming outside visitors in the Bristol is a real pleasure.
A warm natural light was invading the apartment; which we enjoyed quite a lot, as many other palace hotels in Paris tend to have darker rooms: just like the Ritz, for instance, which is the direct concurrent of the Bristol.
Such a brightness made us cheerful at first sight. We actually felt like in a privately owned property. The bathroom, made out of Carrara marble, was palatial. Mostly all the rooms and 52 suites have been recently refurbished, with a similar one. Bathrooms at the Bristol are now the largest in Paris. The newest rooms can be found in the new extension: opened in , it spreads out over a surface area of nearly 3, sq.
Those looking for a Eiffel Tower view, high ceilings and generous exposition to the daylight, should straightly reserve their room in this section. We could inspect the largest apartments: starting with the superlative Penthouse, which looks like a private mansion. Its living room was formerly equipped with a direct lift, recently replaced by World famous artists DO love it. Don't expect, nevertheless, to find here anything plush and flashy; the room is simply luxurious and cosy.
