What's On?
Some hotels are places to stay. Others are places to create. Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris belongs resolutely to the second — a distinction confirmed by The World's Best Hi-Fi Hotels, which recognises the Palace among those rare addresses where travel is also experienced through music.
When Philippe Starck reimagined the hotel in 2010, he did more than redraw spaces: he gave the entire stay a rhythm. Each of our rooms and suites has since welcomed an acoustic guitar — a quiet, almost conspiratorial invitation to compose your own melody against the backdrop of Paris.
The Ray Charles Suite: A Genius Remembered, A Stage Reborn
On the seventh floor, Suite 714 pays tribute to Ray Charles — legendary pianist and a familiar presence within these walls. A Pleyel grand piano stands at its heart, silent between stays, yet ready to resound beneath the fingers of those who dare to sit down. An invitation to follow in the footsteps of a genius — and perhaps, to leave a few of your own.
This distinction honours what we have always believed: that hospitality, much like music, is also played in the silences, the unexpected gestures, and the details one does not seek — but never forgets.