The Ritz Paris has closed for renovation, but your new home beckons.

It's impossible not to feel enveloped in history when entering the Ritz Paris. The iconic property on Place Vendôme was established by legendary Swiss hotelier César Ritz in 1898. This is where Auguste Escoffier innovated fine dining, Ernest Hemingway mused about expat life and fashion designer Coco Chanel chose to stay for thirty years. It's every bit as grand as its name implies (designer Charles Méwès was inspired by the lavish interiors of Versailles and Fontainebleau), with antique-laden salons and rooms. The two-Michelin-starred L'Espadon may have updated the calorie-rich cuisine of Escoffier's days and rooms may now have flat-screen televisions and Wi-Fi, but at its heart, it remains the same property that Fred Astaire celebrated in his song "Putting on the Ritz."