I have stayed in several Paris hotels & this is quite simply the best. Beautiful spotless room, without a mark or a blemish, ample closet space. Spacious bathroom with separate shower (sight quibble here as it leaked a little onto floor) The public rooms are beautiful. Breakfast in the 'Epicure' restaurant on a rare sunny July morning was a divine experience, the regular breakfast in the bar is very good too. What really sets Le Bristol apart is the service! The staff are wonderful! Polite, curteous, helpful, they simply cannot do enough to make your stay a special one!

When you stay at an extremely expensive hotel like Hotel Le Bristol, you expect the great service and the beautiful decor and the delicious food, and the hotel certainly did not disappoint in this respect.

I was traveling on business with a delegation including successful businessmen and diplomats, so we were greeted with great respect. However, I was sharing a room with one of the ladies in the delegation (in hopes that it would help us get to know each other better), and the hotel was only able to provide one key to the room. This was a little problematic for us because at the end of the night, we were separated, and I couldn't get in! I had to ask a staff member to open the door, which was frankly a little uncomfortable for me at 1am as a young female in a very quiet, large, empty hallway.

Also, as I mentioned, I was on business and I needed desperately to have access to the internet to check my emails. The Hotel Le Bristol requires that you pay for Wi-fi, which was extremely disappointing, and I recall it being OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive, so I ended up using Skype Wi-Fi to get a cheaper rate for the internet and just paid by the minute.

NOTE: Since I couldn't remember exactly how much the internet cost, I searched on the hotel's website and found that they list the cost of internet at 21 euro/per day. There is a business center available, but there isn't anything as convenient as being able to use my personal computer.

With that said, the hotel is unquestionably beautiful, well-located, and has great service.

Probably the best hotel in Paris, the staff is helpful, discreet and not snobbish. The inner garden is simply beautiful and the two restaurants (a Brasserie and a 3 stars) serve great food (obviously, not at a discount price).

The best rooms are located in the 'residence' (numbered 900's). If you can afford, ask for a terrace suite.

The Bristol is ideally located within walking distance from le Louvre, les Champs-Elysées, etc.
For a change, have your breakfast in a nearby 'bistro' (for example Avenue de Matignon or Rue Jean Mermoz) and ask for the traditional 'café noir et croissant'.