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...Palacoeur For the head concierge at the Intercontinental Bora Bora resort--a former employee of the Paris Ritz, Le Crillon and Le Bristol--fulfilling guests' needs can be a challenge on a remote South Pacific island. "If a guest wants a Cuban cigar, he doesn't need to know you've anticipated his request by at least a month to get it through local customs," says Palacoeur, who lists among his triumphs securing a submarine for an underwater wedding in which the groom was a diver but the bride was not. "That was the deepest kiss I ever...
HOTELS All the places we stayed at are the most charming, picturesque inns and mini-castles you can imagine. Hostellerie de Crillon le Brave (33-4-90-65-61-61; crillonlebrave.com has incredible views. Quiet and very chic, but really comfortable...
...French revolution be pleased to learn that, near the Place de la Concorde, where they beheaded Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI for their decadence and officially ended the absolute rule of the monarchy, there now stands one of the most expensive hotels in the world, the Hotel Crillon...
...Paris, Grasso had set up an open line to the exchange from his room in the luxurious Hotel de Crillon, where he was host of a dinner. Grasso found himself giving a blow-by-blow account of developments in New York to his guests. "It made for an exciting dinner," says Grasso. But a forgettable meal. He barely touched the exquisitely prepared lamb that had been placed in front of him. He was scheduled to fly to Cairo on Tuesday but returned promptly to New York. "It was clear," he says, "that we were going to have another test...
...political chapters, this tendency can lead to some pretty humdrum passages: "We held the first Freedom Day in the Hotel Crillon, in Lima, on Feburary, 6, 1988; the second, devoted to agrarian subjects, at the San Jose hacienca in Chincha on February 18; on February 26, in Arequipa..." For most readers, such moments will probably demand a greater interest in Peruvian affairs than can fairly be expected...