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June 8-10
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June 17
It's time yet again to don your most fashionable hat and a picnic basket and head up to Chantilly for the annual Prix de Diane at the Chantilly Hippodrome. It's Ladies' Day at the races, and the fashions might overshadown the horses, but overall it's a fabulous day out for free (well, if you can get out there by train or car or helicopter). Check out one of my posts from the 2010 event with photos.

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Jun082006

Jolly Lotti

Hotel Jolly Lotti
7 Rue Castiglione, 1st
Tel 0 1 42 60 60 62
Métro Tuilleries

http://www.hotel-lotti-paris.com

I first visited the Hotel Jolly Lotti in 2001,and liked it immediately. It’s the only Paris location of an Italian hotel chain, and seems to have remained under the radar of North American travelers. Yet it’s right in plain sight between the Westin (formerly the InterContinental) and the Paris Ritz on the Place Vendôme. The décor is classic Italian in the public areas. Potted palms, oil paintings and mosaic floor tiling decorate the Dolce Vita bar beneath a stained glass skylight. The rooms are more contemporary classic, elegant without being fussy. I just went back to see the renovations, which include parquet flooring, new fabrics, broadband and WiFi. The baths are all Italian marble, of course, most have natural light. The Superior Rooms are the size of my apartment (“spacious” for a hotel room, “bijou” for an apartment) and cost €195-€300.


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Reader Comments (2)

Jolly Lotti Hotel is the one of the most beautiful hotel in world. I would love to go there. I appreciate your work.keep it up.
September 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMurree Hotels
I stayed at the Jolly Lotti in September 2008 and I'm returning this June. Not only is the hotel wonderful but the staff if fabulous!
May 17, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterEagle Strayhorn

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