Hotel Lancaster
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The Lancaster, on rue de Berri, just off the Champs-Elysées in the heart of Paris, is one of Europe's most charming hotels, with an undisputed reputation for impeccable standards and service. Built in 1889, it was the private house for Monsieur Santiago Drake del Castillo, who had acquired the land ten years earlier from the Prince and Princess de Hennin.
The wealth of Louis XV and Louis XVI furniture adds an inimitable Parisian chic to the rooms, though it has to be said many of the pieces are high quality, 19th century copies now collected in their own right.
The clientele of The Lancaster has always been, and still is, international, and was the Parisian home of Joseph Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Sir Alec Guinness, Marlene Dietrich, John Huston or Gregory Peck.
The walls of the Emile Wolf Suite bedroom are covered in silk and the wardrobe doors are hand painted. The suite overlooks the rue de Berri and has a small balcony.
Since the Lancaster opened in 1930, the hotel has had just three operators, the legendary hotelier Emile Wolf, the Savoy Group and Grace Leo Andrieu. Fittingly, when Grace Leo Andrieu restored the hotel on its acquisition in 1996, she, like Emile Wolf 65 years previously, personally oversaw every detail of the works, including, the restoration of much of the hotel's extensive collection of pictures and antiques.

7, rue de Berri
Champs Elysées - 75008 Paris
France
U.S. Reservations: 904-288-0036
An impression of calm and quiet greets you as soon as you go through the door. Lanterns on the walls remind you that once, this was the passage way for carriages and horse drawn cabs to set down the master of the house or his guests before continuing through the garden, to the stables.
Each of the 60 rooms and suites has kept its individual touch. Entrance hallways hung with padded material, silk, satin or cotton curtains in watered silk, damask or printed designs.
Named after Mr Emile Wolf, the founder of the Lancaster - The Emile Wolf Suite has an enormous living room with a grand piano, two large armchairs and four person sofa.
The one-bedroom suite overlooks the garden, and has a walk - in shower separate from the main bathroom. The main bedroom connects to a double room with queen bed. There is also a sofa in the living room that converts to a queen bed.
The restaurant has been a subject for much thought and has given birth to the Café-Bar. The café-bar opens onto a delightful courtyard garden filled with plants from the five continents of the world, perfect for summer dining. The object is to offer hotel guests a place that fits in with the atmosphere of the Lancaster, a private house, both intimate and convivial for a relaxed and informal lunch, or for those evenings when one really loves to stay at home

2002 Daily Double Rates: Standard Room (one queen size bed, average size of room-248 square feet) $350. Superior Room (one king size or two twin beds, average size of room-324 square feet) $395. Deluxe Room (one king size or two twin beds, average size of room-356 square feet). $438. Prestige Room (one king size or two twin beds, average room size-464 square feet) $478. Full breakfast is charged at$24 per day, per person, and can be chosen from choice of Continental, English, or Low Calorie. Credit cards accepted... Amex, Diners, MasterCard, and Visa.

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