Paris · Iéna · Recommended by 2 creators
Address: 10 Av. d'Iéna, 75116 Paris, France
Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/paris/
Mentions wanting to go inside, noting that a descendant of Napoleon, reacting to being snubbed, ordered only the most expensive materials of the era to build this house — dripping with carvings, ornamentation, gold, and bronze.
Heads up: Admits to only having walked past the outside without going in.
Called it one of the few palace hotels with a fantastic view of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine, noting the seemingly endless lobby and rotunda, the bright and spacious indoor pool, and the domed-ceiling breakfast restaurant La Bauhinia as the most impressive features.
Heads up: Even in the off-season, a standard room or junior suite with an Eiffel Tower view costs around the low 3 million KRW range, and one with a balcony costs about 1 million KRW more.