Luxury Travel Advisor - January 2008 - (Page 30) GUEST ROOMS AT LE GRAND are uniquely decorated and evoke music and dance (double room shown). and Marketing Director Leslie Cherfils (leslie.cherfils@ihg. com; 33-4-3-06-4007) for VIP clients. Head Concierge Stefane Fanciulli (cannesconcierge@ ihg.com; 33-4-93-06-4580), who has been at the hotel for 35 years, can arrange a variety of VIP extras, including helicop- ADVISOR INSIGHT: Laurette De Moro, an outside agent from California-based Worldview Travel, has been selling luxury packages in France to her high-end clients for 13 years. One of her most popular tours of France begins with three nights in Paris with private guided tours of the Louvre, Cheverny and Versailles. She then transfers her clients via bullet train to Avignon for a three-night stay at the Hotel de La Mirande. There, she books a private car and guide for a visit to Arles, Avignon and the adjoining countryside. Next, she secures four nights in Aix en Provence at the Villa Gallici with a private guide and car to visit St. Remy de Provence, the Van Gogh residence and the outdoor market. A must is night tickets to the outdoor Opera festival in Aix en Provence in the open-air courtyards of historic palaces. ter transfers from the airport, private boat excursions to Saint Tropez and sailing trips to the nearby Lerins Islands, including lunch at outdoor restaurant La Tonelle—one of our favorite culinary experiences during our time in France. One of the most unique insider experiences that Fanciulli can book is the Fragonard (www. fragonard.com) perfume experience in Grasse, which is not only the center of the French perfume industry, but is also known as the world’s perfume capital. The private experience consists of an inside tour of the facility and an in-depth explanation and smelling tour of various fragrances. Guests then create their own scents with a perfume expert. General Manager Francois Chopinet (francois.chopinet@ ihg.com; 33-4-93-06-4002) oversees the hotel, whose 1.5-to-one staff-to-guest ratio explains the fantastic service. Weddings also are very popular here and can be organized through Christophe Durand (christophe.durand@ihg. com; 33-4-93-06-4011). The InterContinental Paris Le Grand (www.paris.interconti nental.com) is a sumptuous luxury liner of 470 rooms, docked alongside the Opera Garnier, just steps away from some of the capital’s most well-known tourist attractions, famous department 30 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | January 2008 http://www.fragonard.com http://www.fragonard.com http://www.paris.intercontinental.com http://www.paris.intercontinental.com
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