"Biarritz, the buzzy resort town, was put on the map in 1854 when Napoleon III scooped up a beachfront property there and erected a monument of his love for wife Empress Eugénie in the form of a tremendous vacation home. In 1892, this palace became the Hotel du Palais, and in 2021 this hotel reopened after a tremendously ambitious 4-year renovation. After all of these years and all of these changes, the sense of tender and decadent dedication not only remains but prevails. Think a ballroom frescoed with fairytales perfect for a waltz, and a sumptuous bar lit by a 900-pound crystal chandelier. Loveliest of all is the vast Guerlain Imperial Spa, named for the perfumier who invented a cologne special just for Eugénie. Within these walls, everything is a gift crafted specially for you." - CNT Editors, Betsy Blumenthal
