Roissy - Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG): Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 15.5 miles (25 kilometers).

Driving directions from Roissy - Charles de Gaulle Airport: Traveling from the airport, take the A1 south to Porte de la Chapelle, follow direction City Centre/Gare St-Lazare. Then follow signs to Opéra, and at the Place de l’Opéra, Rue de la Paix is the small street heading southwest. The hotel is on the right just before Place Vendôme.

Duke’s Bar - The hotel’s British influence is evident in this bar’s atmosphere, with deep-green leather chairs, intricately carved wood paneling, and large fireplace. The bar features an international selection of cocktails, a cigar club, and live jazz piano music nightly. A breakfast buffet is served here, and meals from Celadon at lunch. Dinnertime service is strictly drinks and cigars.

Amenity highlights: The hotel restaurant, Le Céladon, and British-style bar, Duke’s Bar, offer two completely different atmospheres—the former elegant and refined, and the latter laid-back and comfortable. The new fitness center and spa opened in 2002 with beauty services and views of Paris rooftops, and the business center offers high-speed Internet access, audio-visual equipment, and translation services. Wireless Internet access is offered in all public areas.

Insider tip: Some of the city’s top gourmet food shops and their restaurants are located just 2 blocks from the hotel at the Place de la Madeleine, including Fauchon, Hédiard, Maison de la Truffe, Caviar Kaspa, and Maille (Dijon mustard). Many of these products are also sold at the supermarket Gourmet Lafayette, on Boulevard Haussmann (next to Galeries Lafayette and Printemps department stores).