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One Slice of This Hotel's Special Cake Will Cost 14 Euros
Ringing in the new year in Paris. Lucky you. Even luckier if you happen to swing through the 5-star Dorchester Collection hotel Le Meurice to pick up a piece of their Galette des Reines and find, hidden inside the slice, a Tiffany & Co. charm.
The tradition of "Queens Cake" is a long one, and though there's always the choking hazard of enjoying the winning bite, it's worth it for Tiffanys. That said, you'll be paying a pretty penny to even try for it. First off, the cake is only available from January 2-22 in the hotel's Restaurant Le Dali. Rooms at the hotel during this time are averaging 530 Euros per night, while Queen Cake costs 14 Euros per slice.
The cake this year, created by Pastry Chef Camille Lesecq, hides a single yellow gold Tiffany & Co. key. Around it is flaky chocolate pastry "filled with frangipane, a filling made from almonds, complete with whole hazelnuts sprinkled on top." And, although the cakes are expected to be around until January 22, they're only making ten, so it's more like "or until supplies run out."
[Photo: Le Meurice]
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Jay-Z and Beyonce Run the World From Atop Le Meurice
Beyonce and Jay-Z are living large at Hotel Le Meurice. The married couple are shacked up in a penthouse suite overlooking the Tuileries Garden for an eye-popping $20,000 a night. Beyonce better get on selling her new single, "Run the World (Girls)."
So what does $20,000 a night buy you? You get the two-story Belle Etoile suite with a private elevator, kitchen, glass-enclosed dining room and large private terrace at the beautiful Paris hotel. Le Meurice is one of Beyonce's faves, and it seems to be the hotel of choice for other hip-hop elite, with such fans as Eminem and Kanye West.
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Kate Moss Will Hold Her Burlesque Bachelorette Party At the Ritz Paris, Apparently
Last time Kate visited the Ritz Paris, last Fashion Week. She should be a little less put together for her bachelorette.
As one of the most fashionable women in the world, Kate Moss must be under a lot of strain for her wedding. Not because of the dress (although we rather hope she’ll design it herself rather than get John Galliano to do it, but for the bachelorette do which, for an unreformed party girl, will have to be epic.
And it sounds like she won’t let us down. According to 3am, she’s off to Paris – to the Ritz, no less – where she’ll hopefully scandalize the establishment with a 1930s cabaret/burlesque themed party.
According to a “friend” there will be burlesque dancers in cages, a grand piano for Kate to croon at her guests on, and, most importantly, cigarettes, as there’s no pesky smoking ban in Paris.
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Angelina Jolie Does 'The Tourist' Thing at Le Meurice
Mon Dieu! It was a très bien day for this hotel doorman!
The paparazzi snapped Angelina Jolie walking into the Le Meurice Hotel for a photocall to promote her latest movie, "The Tourist" also starring Johnny Depp.
We're thrilled that Angie is visiting one of our favorite hotels in the world (oh yeah, we just threw that down) but she's looking a little off.
Yes, we know that Angie is a mother of six and all but today she looks a little more harried than usual. Perhaps she could get some time off to wind down in the hotel's Spa Valmont for a facial or a massage, or both. She could even make a night out of it.
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Inside Le Meurice in Paris
Now that we've dished on the hotel swag at Le Meurice in Paris, it's time we dish on the more important things--like the room and the vegetarian club sandwich that we ate two nights in a row. We just hope you brought your wallets!
Check-In: We arrived about two hours before check-in time of 3pm. The room was not ready so we killed some time in the lobby ordering a cappucino and hot tea for a grand total of 24 Euros. In need of more affordable lunch, we hit up a cafe on the block and grabbed some sandwiches to take across the street to the Jardin Des Tuileries.
It was a gorgeous day and the park was filled with French people and their own takeaway foods and picnic baskets. We sat on a bench and tried not to focus on how tired we were.
Finally at 3:15pm, our room was ready and we were escorted to the 5th floor.
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Love Le Meurice? Le Hotel Swag Should Satisfy Le Lust
It looks like many of you took off for the holiday weekend last week but the one person who commented on our Guess The Hotel post was absolutely right. The hotel that loves its own le logo is the Le Meurice in Paris on Rue de Rivloi, across from the outstanding Jardin des Tuileries.
Not only is the logo on the bathrobes but it's pretty much everywhere in the rooms and throughout the hotel from the slippers in the bathroom, the umbrellas in the closet, the bottle openers in the minibar to the little chocolates they give to diners in the lobby bar.
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Eminem Stayed at Le Meurice, But Did He Have Some Cake?
Rapper Eminem is currently in Europe promoting his newest album, Recovery and he decided to shack up at Le Meurice for his stay in Paris. We love Le Meurice because they have cute bikes and even cuter cakes but Em is probably fond of his $20,000 a night Belle Etoile penthouse suite.
In a piece about the eccentric history of the Le Meurice with guests ranging from Orson Welles to Barbra Streisand, Bloomberg writes:
On a recent spring afternoon, the walls in rap artist Eminem’s 14,000 euro ($19,476)-a-night Belle Etoile penthouse suite pulsated with music and perhaps the memory that Le Meurice served as German army headquarters during the Nazi occupation.
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How Stalking On Facebook Can Win You a Stay At Le Meurice
Paris in Le Spring Time
We’re not normally fans of cryptic stuff here, but when the cryptic stuff could lead to a stay at Le Meurice in Paris, that’s when we’ll give it a go.
We’ve been studying the hotel’s Facebook page for a while now, but our ears (metaphorically) pricked up last week when they posted a notice telling us to follow their page to:
Discover in the coming days the question and the link to enter the Dorchester Collection contest to win a magical two night stay at the exceptional Le Meurice this spring!!!
Next we heard of it was on Friday, when they told us to study the Dorchester Collection’s Facebook page. They say:
The answer to the question that will be revealed in 5 days to win the contest is there
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Let Them Eat (Flowerbomb) Cake at Le Meurice in Paris
The swank Le Meurice in Paris is already well-known for their fantastical pastry creations, chocolate breakfasts and inventive macarons but now the hotel is trying its hand at fashion cakes.
According to the MimiFrouFrou blog (Yes, MimiFrouFrou), the hotel's head chef, Yannick Alléno and pastry chef, Camille Lesecqand have created a limited-edition pastry inspired by the Flowerbomb fragrance of fashion design duo, Viktor & Rolf especially for the perfume's fifth anniversary.
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This Man Won the Grammy of the Hotel Industry
So, Beyonce and Taylor Swift scooped up all the Grammys last night, but elsewhere in the world, another fierce competition was recently decided. We’re talking about the award for Receptionist of the Year.
This is no Office Space joke, but a very serious honor for the winner—which, this year, was Francois Lenne of Le Meurice in Paris. Lenne was granted the award at the Presidium of the International Association for Deputy Managers and Front Office Managers of Luxury Hotels, held in Madrid in January.
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Le Meurice Has The Ultimate Chocaholic Breakfast
What's a sure way to get us interested in a hotel promotion? It's pretty easy, especially on a Friday – just include some kind of chocolate in the deal. That's exactly what the fine Le Meurice in Paris has done, by letting us know about the Choc'Alléno special breakfast they've got going at the moment.
Put together by the hotel restaurant's head chef Yannick Alléno, the breakfast special includes original Choc'Alléno pain au chocolat and croissants, as well as a chocolate baguette, chocolate chip butter, jam and honey, fruit juice and a choice of tea, coffee or hot chocolate. It already sounds good, but listen to how those special pastries get made:
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Le Meurice Looks Le Pretty With Its New Rooms
Behold the brand news rooms at The Le Meurice Hotel in Paris. The hotel recently unveiled the handiwork of French designer Charles Jouffre who worked to infuse chic French history with modernized elegance and glamour" into the guest rooms. In other words, the place still has that French look you love but now, with flat-screen TVs.
Jouffre set out to reinterpret the very spirit of Le Meurice to create a “Home Sweet Home” à la française – a style envied the world over. The inspiration for his work lies in the 18th century, with re-imagined classic furniture, a palette of light colors subtly lifted with bright accent tones, noble and truly traditional materials, and a contemporary, couture approach. Result? A soothing environment intended as an invitation to travel.
Yes, please. We have always had a thing for the Le Meurice, although we've never been fortunate enough to afford a night there. Rates for the guestrooms begin at $975.
Another picture of a guest room is after the jump.
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