AMRO WORLDWIDE

This gay friendly, design hotel comprises a total of 463 guestrooms in sophisticated Art Deco style. The hotel's restaurant, Le Safran, offers traditional Parisian brasserie-style cuisine as well as international dishes, and the Purple Bar recalls the 1930's with its comfortable sofas and armchairs providing a cosy atmosphere. Further facilities on offer to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a lift, conference facilities and wireless Internet access (charges apply). Guests may also take advantage of the room and laundry services .

Located in the heart of the 8th district, the hotel faces the gorgeous Parc Monceau. The Champs Elysées and Arc de Triomphe are within a 7-minute walk and the Faubourg Saint Honoré shopping area is 10 minutes away on foot. Guests will find links to the public transport network, bars and clubs within the immediate vicinity of the hotel. The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral are all within a 30-minute ride on public transport. Gare du Nord is close by, Orly Airport is around 20 km away and it is some 26 km to Charles de Gaulle Airport.

The rooms are decorated in finest Art Deco style featuring refined, exotic and precious materials including Macassar Ebony, oriental green Jade and pitch black granite. They are equipped with the very latest technology such as broadband Internet access (charges apply), satellite TV, video, individually adjustable air conditioning and heating, automatic minibar and an electronic safe. Moreover, an en suite private bathroom with a shower/bathtub, a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, a radio, tea and coffee making facilities and an ironing set as well as a king-size or double bed are provided in all accommodation as standard.

The hotel offers a gym which may be enjoyed free of charge by guests of the hotel as well as a spa including Jacuzzi, sauna and massage charged according to the treatments used.

Le Safran restaurant: velvet armchairs and black granite decor complete the Art Deco style of this Paris restaurant, with its 3 terraces. Business people and chic locals savour the international cuisine with an Asian twist served here as well as enjoying water and wine from the restaurant's own house brand. The Purple Bar: diplomats, celebrities and locals mix with guests beneath the gilded fluting and tasselled chandeliers of this Paris bar. Sip Long Purple cocktails in the retro cabana booths looking onto the rue de Courcelles. Both are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.