Le Meurice

Le Meurice
Le Meurice
	Location in the 1st arrondissement of Paris
General information
Type	Luxury hotel
Classification	("Palace" grade)
Town or city	Paris (1st arrondissement)
Country	France
Coordinates	48°51′55″N 2°19′42″E / 48.86528°N 2.32833°E
Opened	1815
Owner	Brunei Investment Agency
Management	Dorchester Collection
Website
	Official website

Le Meurice (French pronunciation: [otɛl møʁis]) is a Brunei-owned five-star luxury hotel in the 1st arrondissement of Paris opposite the Tuileries Garden, between Place de la Concorde and the Musée du Louvre on the Rue de Rivoli.^[1] From the Rue de Rivoli, it stretches to the Rue du Mont Thabor.^[2] The hotel was opened in 1815.^[3] It received the "Palace" distinction from the French government in 2011.^[1] Le Meurice is owned and operated by the Dorchester Collection, a luxury hotel operator based in London. The hotel has a staff of over 400 and houses 160 rooms decorated in the Louis XVI style, which start at US$1,235 per night.^[4]

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^ Phillips, Morris (1891). Abroad and at home: practical hints for tourists (Public domain ed.). Brentano's. p. 126. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
^ O'Ceallaigh, John (8 July 2014). "The best hotels in Paris". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 31, 2015.