Historical Royal Hotels: The Ritz in Paris
The amazing Hôtel Ritz in Paris is located at the Place Vendôme (number 15) in the first arrondissement of Paris. The hotel is ranked at the list of the "Leading hotels of the world". After a major renovation the Hôtel Ritz re-opened on 6 June 2016. Besides these facts, the hotel really is an interesting place full of royal history. Ritz Hotel in Paris Entrance - own picture taken in 2017 Some (royal) history On 7 June 1738, Cesar Ritz bought the building at the Place Vendôme number 15 to for fill his dream. The hotel was an immediate success, attracting a distinguished and moneyed clientele headed by the Prince of Wales in 1897. Ritz's innovative standards of hygiene demanded a bathroom for every suite, the maximum possible amount of sunlight and the minimum of curtains and other hangings. The hotel opened on 1 June 1898 to a "glittering reception". Together with Auguste Escoffier, a French chef, Ritz made the hotel synonymous with opu