15 rue Bassano, 75116 ParisHotel Bassano Elysees Paris
4 star hotel in Paris near the avenue Marceau between the Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower.
44 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin - 75116 Paris Hotel Elysees Union Paris
3 star hotel at the Trocadero, located between the Champs Elysees and Eiffel Tower
21 rue Saint Didier, 75016 ParisHotel Etoile Trocadero Paris
3 star hotel, walking distance from The Trocadero square, The Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees.
Bar Ladurée
You may know that Ladurée have the tastiest macaroons on the Champs Elysées, but you might not know that they have now opened a bar to the rear of the store, celebrating a successful 10-year tenure (if you will).
Designed by Roxane Rodriguez, it's a sort of metal spider's web of modernism meets art nouveau, where organic forms meet with fibre-optic lighting. It's a marked change from the usual creaking parquet and stolid decorative elements the brand adheres to.
Definitely more suited to a quick lunch than a comfortable dinner (the bar stools would live prints on your back!), this could be the place to for a tête à tête with someone you want to impress
Half of being Parisian is *feeling* Parisian. It's an attitude, a look, a way of thinking... and if you're a woman it's all about looking stunning in designer clothes and high heels.
But how do you get the necessary sway in your step, the swagger that show self-assurance and understated class. You need... Talons Academy!
Talons Academy is a "High Heels School" that convenes approximately once a month (check www.talonsacademy.fr for the dates) for group lessons where a coach will put you through your teetering paces in a selection of situations based on real life.
Over a couple of hours, you'll learn how to approach situations in the daytime and at night, and for only 15€ (including nibbles) it's probably the cheapest good advice you'll have in a long time!
Photo by Flickr user Markusram used under cc licence.
