Talk:Hôtel Ritz Paris

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[edit] Should there be a "Significant Events" Section

The article currently contains a reference to Diana & Dodi Fayed's visit prior to their death in 1997. Pamela Harriman died in the pool at this hotel (also, coincidentally, in 1997). Should these items be moved to a new section? Or should Harriman also be added to the History section? Or simply not included at all?

Further research leads to some confusion about the location of the pool where Harriman suffered her stroke. Some sources suggest it was in the U.S. Embassy in Paris rather than in the Ritz. Dharris 18:48, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About the "Une époque formidable" movie role

I am removing the following text:

A more comedic "role" was played in the 1991 movie Une époque formidable ("Wonderful Times"), where bums (Richard Bohringer and Gérard Jugnot) try to get a room, using an unforgettable verbal trick.

because while this is a great scene, it simply does not take place at the Ritz! The hotel featured in the movie is the Hôtel Raphael Paris, located at 17 Avenue Kléber, close to the Arc de Triomphe which is visible as the two guys exit (or rather are thrown out of) the hotel. This is a quite different area of the city.

BTW, as of 2006, the "Presidential Suite" which they try to obtain costs 2680 euros per night. "Standard" rooms there start at 465 euros. I wonder how expensive the Ritz itself is. 82.124.253.133 18:36, 14 October 2006 (UTC)