Hotel de Crillon, Paris: Travel experts are raving about the revamp of this venerable Parisian

The venerable Hotel de Crillon reopened discretely last year and accolades and glowing reviews have been gushing in ever since. The Paris property's narrative is hard to resist and it's as if the revitalised hotel is not just a haven for celebrities in the City of Light, but a celebrity herself.

Not that the glowing profile is anything new. Before closing for a four-year, €250 million renovation, the Place de la Concorde landmark was one of the ultra-luxurious palace hotels of choice in Paris, only slightly outshone by the Ritz (which has recently undergone its own rework). A bastion of history, class, style and service, Hotel de Crillon has been emblematic of the French capital's allure to visitors since its facade was commissioned by Louis XV in the mid-18th century. (Marie-Antoinette had piano lessons in one of the buildings the 19th-century hotel inhabits.)

Now, however, it's as if those who write about hotels for a living can't quite believe how successful the revitalisation of such a loved institution has been. Reviews have been nothing short of superlative.

The hotel was purchased by a Saudi royal in 2010, who handed management to Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. The no-expenses-spared approach to the revamp was overseen by conservation architect Richard Martinet alongside artistic director Aline Asmar d'Amman with interior designers Chahan Minassian, Cyril Vergniol and Tristan Auer as well as historian Brice Payen.

No fewer than 250 master craftsmen and about 150 artisans carried out the job of balancing conservation and modernisation, all with meticulous attention to detail.

Designer Karl Lagerfeld, meanwhile, took charge of the hotel's Les Grandes Appartements, which can sets guests back €29,000 a night (about $46,500).

There are 124 rooms, including 36 suites and 10 signature suites, two of which are the Lagerfeld-designed spaces. They have lead-in rates of about €1000 a night.

For those who aren't staying, public spaces – including the sumptuous Jardin d'Hiver, where afternoon tea is served – offer a glimpse into a restoration that has surely set the standard anew.

See rosewoodhotels.com/en/hotel-de-crillon