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In the French hotel industry, the term palace is particularly reserved for certain establishments, in a strict sense, specifically being used to describe a luxury hotel. Since 2010, the title has been officially designated by Atout France as a grade classification of certain French hotels, around half of which are located in Paris.^[1] It is exclusively awarded to five-star hotels offering the highest level of service to their customers. At the end of August 2017, only 31 hotels out of 343 have been admitted to this category.

The term is used sometimes by other French hotels (at least in their commercial name; for example, the former Élysée Palace hotel [fr] in Paris) that do not yet meet the criteria defined by law.

List of French official Palace hotels

Classification in 2018
Name	Labelization	Location	Inauguration	Michelin star restaurant^{[notes 1]}
Le Meurice	May 2011	Paris (1st)	1835
Hôtel du Palais	May 2011	Biarritz	1893
Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat	May 2011	Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	1908
Plaza Athénée	May 2011	Paris (8th)	1913
Le Bristol	May 2011	Paris (8th)	1925	+
Les Airelles	May 2011	Courchevel	1992
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme [fr]	May 2011	Paris (2nd)	2002
Cheval Blanc Courchevel	May 2011	Courchevel	2006
Four Seasons Hotel George V	September 2011	Paris (8th)	1928	+ +
Hôtel Byblos	June 2012^[2]	Saint-Tropez	1967
Hôtel Château de la Messardière	June 2012^[2]	Saint-Tropez	1992
Hôtel La Réserve [fr]	June 2012^[2]	Ramatuelle	2003^{[notes 2]}
Royal Monceau [fr]	June 2013^[3]	Paris (8th)	1928	+
Shangri-La Paris [fr]	July 2014	Paris (16th)	2010	+
Le K2	July 2014	Courchevel	2011
Mandarin Oriental, Paris	July 2014	Paris (1st)	2011
Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc	July 2016	Antibes	1870
Cheval Blanc St-Barth	July 2016	Saint-Barthélemy	1991
The Peninsula Paris	July 2016	Paris (16th)	2014
La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa	November 2016	Paris (8th)	2015
Hôtel Royal Evian	November 2016	Evian-les-Bains	1909
La Bastide de Gordes	November 2016	Gordes	2008
Les Sources de Caudalie	November 2016	Martillac	1961
Les Prés d'Eugénie	July 2017	Eugénie-les-Bains	1961
Hôtel de Crillon	September 2018^[4]	Paris (8th)	1909
Hôtel Lutetia	October 2019^[5]	Paris (6th)	1910
Cheval Blanc St-Tropez	October 2019^[5]	St-Tropez	1936	+

Notes

^ Some hotels have two or more restaurants, each having their own Michelin star(s).
^ Although the buildings were first constructed in the 1970s, the establishment had been abandoned before Michel Reybier acquired it in 1997. Reybier reopened in 2003 as 12 villas with 51 rooms. Finally, under the leadership of the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, now a member of the juries, the establishment was transformed in 2009 into a luxury hotel, with only 7 rooms and 16 suites. Therefore, there is no continuity between the two managements.

References

^ "La Distinction Palace". Atout France. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Challenges, ed. (28 June 2012). "La France compte trois nouveaux palaces, tous en Côte d'Azur". challenges.fr. Luxe. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ "Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris reçoit la distinction "Palace" | ATOUT FRANCE". www.atout-france.fr. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "L'Hôtel de Crillon estampillé Palace". Capital.fr. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
^ ^a ^b "Atout France Awards Palace Distinction to Six New Hotels". 4 November 2019.

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Léon-Paul Fargue, Le Piéton de Paris, Gallimard, Paris 1938
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External links

In French:

Atout France – La Distinction Palace
Distinction Palace officielle (publiée par Atout France) : 5 mai 2011; 14 septembre 2011; 29 juin 2012; 27 june 2013
Les conditions d'éligibilité à la « distinction Palace » (document édité et révisé par Atout France) [2]
Les critères d'appréciation du jury (document édité par Atout France) [3]
Tous sur les 13 hôtels Palace en France - Situation - Actualités - Informations [4]
Palaces et Grands Hotels de France [5]