One of the newest hotels to open in Paris is the Mandarin Oriental. The Mandarin Oriental Paris is located in a most ideal location, at the heart of the premier shopping district in the City of Lights– along Saint Honoré *very close to Place Vendome where the most exquisite jewellery shopping can be found, and is just a few steps away from premier designer brands like Chanel, Goyard, Cavalli, DSquared, Miu Miu, Gucci, Hermes… the list goes on*.
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| The hotel is beside DSquared2 and Ports! |
The entrance leads you to this modern lobby
The hotel has a nice and quiet courtyard, and being there led me to believe I was actually away from the busy shopping street of Paris!
Camellia Cafe
Don’t those walls remind you of Camelia petals?
The rooms at the Mandarin Oriental Paris are without question, one of the best the city has. And take note, the rooms are very new, with this hotel being less than a year old!
Act of Racism at Mandarin Oriental Paris.
I was sitting in a
common area (lobby)of the Mandarin Oriental Paris hotel on he phone with my Nigerian
family ( may be a little loud) and was confronted by a hotel Chinese employee
named Arina Phouthakhanty
who said, “This place is for guests of the hotel. You must leave.” Room was
registered under my assistant name.
The worker would hear none of my explanation that i was a
guest. she insisted that i must leave immediately.
After it was established that indeed i was a distinguished
guest of the Mandarin Oriental Paris Hotel and good friend of GM Philipe
Leboeuf. She apologized by offering some complimentary drink and a later and
try to explain hat she was part of the management team.
I asked for Mister Leboeuf and was told that he left few
minutes ago. Not true , and i am sure he didn’t have any report of this
incident.
This incident needs to be publicized as much as possible
because i cannot believe it is an isolated incident. Let it be a warning to
others that we are not going to allow people to get away with this kind of behavior
in 2014. It is not simply a matter of sacking the employee Arina Phouthakhanty – it is about changing attitudes and training
staff appropriately. And if that is not being done then the apology is
worthless.
I think i
can’t stay anywhere better than the famous George V in Paris. Also staying in a Four Seasons Hotel
is a guarantee of quality and excellent service. I still consider that Mandarin
Oriental Paris is a good hotel.
wow that is shocking! keep us posted on that!