Eighty-one rooms above the avenue. Six of them carry the name of a guest who stayed long enough to leave a story behind, and occasionally a pair of gloves.
Named for Marguerite Vale, soprano, every season from 1928 to 1951.
Two balconies facing the Opéra, where she rehearsed with the windows open.
Named for Conrad Ashby, aviator, spring 1933.
Flight charts on the walls and a brass telescope pointed east.
Named for Lida Moreau, film actress, winter 1949.
Quiet as a closed set, facing the linden courtyard.
Named for Sebastian Král, composer, winter 1926.
Where a waltz was written on hotel stationery.
Named for Ines Halloway, novelist, winter 1956.
A writer’s room, with a window seat made for long chapters.
Named for Duchess Adelheid, first name in the register, 3 May 1924.
All of Paris, from a private terrace beneath the great fan window.
