https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Paris regularly tops the list as the most romantic city in the world, but there’s no reason to throw financial caution to the wind for a weekend in its embrace. Here are our favourite Parisian hotels that will make your pulse race – and not because you’ve seen the bill. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190218/chic-and-cheerful-the-best-budget-hotels-in-paris Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:39:05 +0100 chic-and-cheerful-the-best-budget-hotels-in-paris From grands chateaux to contemporary design hotels, the City of Lights has luxury accommodation to suit every taste. Here are ten of our favourites in France’s capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181122/french-fancies-10-luxury-hotels-in-paris Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:37:38 +0100 french-fancies-10-luxury-hotels-in-paris Would you pay €1,300 for a three-night stay in a hotel in Paris? You'll have to if you want to stay in the priciest place in the City of Light. Here's a countdown of the top 10 most expensive hotels in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180531/in-pictures-the-top-10-most-expensive-hotels-in-paris Thu, 31 May 2018 19:07:23 +0200 in-pictures-the-top-10-most-expensive-hotels-in-paris The likes of Kim Kardashian opt for exclusive and secluded "hotels particuliers" or mansion houses when they come to Paris rather than Airbnb or a traditional hotel. And you can see why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161003/hotel-particulier-the-lodging-of-choice-for-celebs-in-paris Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:10:54 +0200 hotel-particulier-the-lodging-of-choice-for-celebs-in-paris French hotels have threatened to stop paying tourist taxes over the period after Uefa teamed up with vacation property rental website Abritel-HomeAway for the Euro 2016 tournament. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160418/french-hotels-threaten-to-boycott-tourist-tax-for-euro-2016 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:52:46 +0200 french-hotels-threaten-to-boycott-tourist-tax-for-euro-2016 French hotel giants Accor are going green and tackling food waste by planting vegetable gardens in many of their 3,900 hotels. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160413/french-hotel-giants-accor-to-plant-veg-to-cut-food-waste Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:48:26 +0200 french-hotel-giants-accor-to-plant-veg-to-cut-food-waste The French capital might be full of all kinds of hotels, but there will soon be a new kind to add to the mix – one that floats on the River Seine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151105/paris-to-get-its-first-floating-hotel-on-the-seine Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:34:03 +0100 paris-to-get-its-first-floating-hotel-on-the-seine Luxury hotels in Paris have taken a beating this year, with the January terrorist attacks scaring off visitors and websites like Airbnb stealing away clients. But has the lure of the "palaces" faded away for good? https://www.thelocal.fr/20151028/terror-and-airbnb-hit-paris-luxury-hotels Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:43:58 +0100 terror-and-airbnb-hit-paris-luxury-hotels The head of France's hoteliers union (UMIH) has fired a warning to Airbnb telling The Local that the suffering hotel industry will "go hard" after the room sharing website in a bid to level out "unfair competition". https://www.thelocal.fr/20151009/french-hotel-industry-to-go-hard-after-airbnb Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:44:54 +0200 french-hotel-industry-to-go-hard-after-airbnb The home-sharing website Airbnb has taken over Paris like no other city in the world and now it is even giving the capital’s famed deluxe hotels a run for their money. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150810/airbnb-poses-challange-to-pariss-luxury-hotels Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:19:41 +0200 airbnb-poses-challange-to-pariss-luxury-hotels Hotel reservation website Booking.com has agreed to allow hoteliers in France to charge cheaper Internet prices after a spate of legal challenges, the French competition authority said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150421/french-hotels-win-battle-against-bookingcom Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:07:56 +0200 french-hotels-win-battle-against-bookingcom French hoteliers have taken action against holiday accommodation options such as Airbnb, penning an open letter to the prime minister urging him to even out the competition. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150213/french-hotels-declare-war-on-airbnb Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:26:00 +0100 french-hotels-declare-war-on-airbnb A Dutch expat is in hot water with the long arm of the French law after allegedly illegally renting rooms in his historic chateau in the south of France to scores of tourists through a classified ads website. Police raided the hotel last week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140806/dutchman-held-for-renting-chateau-to-tourists Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:26:00 +0200 dutchman-held-for-renting-chateau-to-tourists A group of hotels in Paris are experimenting with the idea of allowing customers to pay the price they believe their stay was really worth. It sounds like a great idea for tourists, but could the initiative take on permanently in the future? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140721/paris-hotel-guests-invited-to-pay-what-they-want Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:16:00 +0200 paris-hotel-guests-invited-to-pay-what-they-want A controversial plan to slap a five-fold increase on hotel tax in France is set to be ditched, according to reports, after the government expressed its opposition to the rise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140707/france-hotel-tax-tourism Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:33:00 +0200 france-hotel-tax-tourism Another one of Paris's iconic luxury hotels has closed for major renovations. After the Ritz and the Crillon shut their doors for a makeover this week the famous Le Lutetia followed suit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140415/iconic-paris-hotel-lutetia-closes-for Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:35:00 +0200 iconic-paris-hotel-lutetia-closes-for Authorities in Paris are to seize assets belonging to a Saudi princess to help cover the cost of an eye-watering €6 million bill she left behind on a recent, no-expense spared visit to the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130307/saudi-princess-pursued-for-6m-bill-on-paris-trip Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:40:00 +0100 saudi-princess-pursued-for-6m-bill-on-paris-trip Five-star Paris hotel Le Crillon is auctioning off 3,500 items from its world-famous collection of furnishings as it closes for temporary restoration work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130222/crillon-palace-hotel-auctions-luxury-furnishings Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:38:00 +0100 crillon-palace-hotel-auctions-luxury-furnishings English football superstar David Beckham has finally found a place to lay his head in Paris. And with his €17,000 a night, 320m² suite at the famously fancy Hotel Bristol, Becks has outgunned Swedish clubmate Zlatan Ibrahimovic, to boot. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130215/beckham-outshines-ibrahimovic-with-plush-paris-hotel Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:42:00 +0100 beckham-outshines-ibrahimovic-with-plush-paris-hotel Forget the Ritz Paris, or the Champs Elysee Plaza. In fact, forget the City of Light altogether. According to Tripadvisor's 2013 Travellers' Choice Awards, the top hotel in France is in fact the Cour du Corbeau in the eastern city of Strasbourg. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/strasbourg-not-paris-home-to-frances-top-hotel Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:46:00 +0100 strasbourg-not-paris-home-to-frances-top-hotel