Luxury meta-brand LVMH’s first Parisian hotel is, as you might expect, a big deal: a thorough interior redevelopment of the iconic Art Deco department store La Samaritaine, looking out over the Pont Neuf and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. With just 72 rooms and suites, Cheval Blanc Paris operates on a boutique scale, even as it ascends to grand-hotel heights of luxury — the most extravagant suite spans two levels and contains its own swimming pool. Highlights include the Dior Spa and a vast indoor infinity pool, as well as four restaurants by an all-star team of highly decorated chefs.