La Réserve hotels in two destinations

In two destinations, one hotel in each: Paris, where La Réserve Paris – Hotel & Spa stands a few minutes' walk from the Champs-Élysées and the Grand Palais, with Place de la Concorde down the avenue and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré a street behind; and French Riviera & Monaco, where La Réserve Ramatuelle sits on the hillside above the beach of Pampelonne, the village of Ramatuelle on its hilltop and Saint-Tropez and Place des Lices a quarter of an hour by car.

Each was admitted on its own merits, one hotel at a time, never by brand. The two are Michel Reybier's houses, each kept to the scale of a private home: in Paris, 40 keys in a Haussmann mansion with Jacques Garcia's interiors and Le Gabriel, the starred dining room, at its heart; at Ramatuelle, a house on the hill over Pampelonne with Éric Canino's starred restaurant and the Nescens spa. Both hold five-star standing, and we list them at exactly that tier.

It depends on the destination. Paris belongs to spring and early autumn — April to June and September to early October — with Fashion Week taking the rooms of the Triangle d'Or months ahead and the city emptying in August, though the grand houses stay open and the museums are quieter. On the Riviera, May, June and September are the weeks to aim for, warm enough to swim with the coast road not yet full; July and August are hot and crowded on the road to Saint-Tropez, and Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez close the sailing year in early October. La Réserve Ramatuelle is seasonal, and the concierge confirms its opening dates for your stay. Each destination page carries its note on the months, and the concierge advises on dates for a specific hotel.

Search your dates on the hotel's page to see reference rates, then send the concierge a request. The concierge confirms exact rates and availability with you before anything is booked, and any payment and its timing are set out before you confirm.