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Paris Hotel Scene :: Le Meurice Lets You Ride Le Bike

Where: 228 rue de Rivoli, Paris, France, 75008

October 3, 2008 at 3:24 PM | 1 Comment

While the Hotel de Crillon in Paris might not let you peek around its lobby unless you are a bonafide, paying, well-heeled guest, the Hotel Le Meurice just a few blocks away on Rue de Rivoli, is a bit more accommodating.

That's not to say that a guard's watchful eye did not follow us around carefully as we peeked into the Restaurant le Dali and Le Bar 228, both designed by Phillipe Starck.

The Le Meurice is a very overdone, stylized, type of luxury hotel and it should comfort the rich and fashionable who want a central location in Paris. It might also be a great hotel for parents who want to spoil their children.

But we kind of liked the Le Meurice bicycle that was hanging out front. We can't tell if it's a service for guests or it's for the hotel employees. Either way, it's kind of cute. Rates here start at around 620 Euros.