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🏡 The 5-star Relais & Châteaux, at the foot of Mane's citadel, after a 3-year renovation, unveiled last summer its serene and elegant new look. The Swiss agency De Planta & Associés Architectes, with Anthony Micoud and archaeologists, adapted Provence's colors and ambiances, creating 34 rooms in former monks' cells, two restaurants (one gastronomic), a 25-meter pool surrounded by scented gardens, and a new 2,500 square meters L'Occitane spa extension with a green roof, shared with 15 new rooms. Key features include a bar in the cloister and a previously unused chapel turned into the hotel lobby, boasting 15-meter-high restored stained-glass windows, Burgundy stone floors, and sculpted arches. The hotel was featured in Hôtel & Lodge's issue 134, dedicated to the Hôtel & Lodge Awards 2024.

🏛️ In the 1st arrondissement of Paris, the architect Henri Blondel, known for over 172 luxury retail designs, constructed the Hôtel Continental in a record 24 months, inaugurated in 1878 for the Exposition Universelle. This historical building, now The Westin Paris-Vendôme with 600 rooms and 300 bathrooms, is part of the Marriott group and features paintings by Désiré François Laugée and Alexis-Joseph Mazerolle.

💎 Awarded “1ER PRIX DES HÔTEL & LODGE AWARDS 2024, PRIX Spécial Hôtel & Lodge,” a Parisian hotel on Pigalle street boasts an interior designed by Jacques Garcia, reflecting a 19th-century 'maison de plaisirs.' The 5-star establishment, part of the Maisons Particulières Collection, offers 20 rooms named after courtesans and features a cocktail bar and a private spa under a starry vault, accessible only to guests requesting a key.

🍴 La Réserve Paris, a 5-star hotel with the Palace label, earned a third Michelin star for its restaurant Le Gabriel, led by Chef Jérôme Banctel. Situated near the Champs-Élysées, it caters to a high-profile clientele and is part of the Leading Hotels of The World. Banctel's Breton-inspired menu features bold dishes and reflects his meticulous approach. The hotel won 1st Prize at the Hotel & Lodge Awards 2024 in the Chef category.