[Zmugzy, 07.07.2007] Darwin Porter describes the Bristol as a "palace" located near to the Palais d'Elysée and on the "shopping street parallel to the Champs-Elysées". The author rates the hotel in third place behind the Ritz and the Plaza Athénée in "terms of style and glamour".
The hotel possess an "18th-century Parisian facade" that incorporates a "glass-and-wrought-iron entryway".
Guests will be greeted at the entrance by "uniformed English-speaking attendants" and will be provided with a personalized "rigidly maintained" service that is "old-world".
The guest rooms are described as "opulent" and supplied with "antiques or well-made reproductions". They are adorned with "inlaid wood, bronze, crystal, Oriental carpets, and original oil paintings".
Each room comes with a "luxurious bathroom with tub/shower combinations".