In the French hotel industry, the term ''palace'' is particularly reserved for certain establishments, in a strict sense, specifically being used to describe a

luxury hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

. Since 2010, the title has been officially designated by

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as a grade classification of certain French hotels, around half of which are located in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. It is exclusively awarded to five-star hotels offering the highest level of service to their customers. At the end of August 2017, only 24 hotels out of 343 have been admitted to this category. The term is used sometimes by other French hotels (at least in their commercial name; for example, the former in Paris) that do not yet meet the criteria defined by law.

List of French official Palace hotels

Notes

References

* Sous la direction d'

Alain Rey Alain Rey (; – )
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, ''Dictionnaire historique de la langue française'' deuxième édition, tome II F-PR, Dictionnaires le Robert, Paris 1998, 4.302 p. ainsi que Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales
''Dictionnaire le Trésor''
* ''Le guide Michelin rouge France, Monaco et Andorre 2012'', Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 2012. *

Léon-Paul Fargue Léon-Paul Fargue (, 4 March 187624 November 1947) was a French poet and essayist. He was born in Paris, France, on rue Coquilliére. As a poet he was noted for his poetry of atmosphere and detail. His work spanned numerous literary movements. ...

, ''Le Piéton de Paris'', Gallimard, Paris 1938 * ''Rapport sur la création d'une catégorie « Palaces » parmi les établissements cinq étoiles du nouveau classement hôtelier, de François Delahaye et Pierre Ferchaud, avec la participation d'Alain Simon'', septembre 201

* Marc Boyer, ''Histoire générale du tourisme du XVIe au XXIe siècle'', Éditions l'Harmattan, Paris 2005.
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External links

In French:
Atout France – La Distinction Palace
* Distinction Palace officielle (publiée par

)
5 mai 2011

14 septembre 2011

29 juin 2012

27 june 2013
* Les conditions d'éligibilité à la « distinction Palace » (document édité et révisé par Atout France

* Les critères d'appréciation du jury (document édité par Atout France

* Tous sur les 13 hôtels Palace en France - Situation - Actualités - Information

* Palaces et Grands Hotels de Franc

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