AS TOLD TO
SIMEON DE LA TORRE
when it comes
to
doingbusiness, the
Frenchcapital is the
epicentreofmainland
Europe. It regularly
ranks in theupper
reachesof the
respectedATKearneyGlobalCities Index,
has thebestbusinessschool on theplanet,
according to the
Financial Times
(HEC
Paris, if you’re interested), and, in last year’s
Economist IntelligenceUnit survey, the
city rankedasseventh in theworld for
competitiveness.Withoneof thehighest
concentrationsof theplanet’sbiggest
companies, if you’rea jet-settingbusiness
type, it’salmost certainyou’regoing to
makeastophereat somepoint. The
question is, how tomake themostof it?
SashaRomary
, founderandCEOof
SavoirFaireParisconciergeservice, has
theanswerswithherultimate insider
destinations forwhenyou’veonlygot24
shorthours tomixbusinesswithpleasure.
Overnight
Sleepwell
On thehyper-trendyCanal St-Martin, the
hiddenawayLeCitizenHotel has just 12
roomsof varyingsizesandbudgets. It’sa
short step from thebusinessdistrict and
right in themiddleof all thecityhas tooffer,
while thecanal itself isanunder-explored
area.My insider tip: thebest viewscanbe
found from thehotel’ssixthfloor.
lecitizenhotel.com
8.00
Breakfast
Youcan’t visitPariswithout stopping ina
boulangerie
forbreakfastpastries.DuPain
etdes Idées isveryprettyandhasagreat
reputationwithbusinesspeople– in fact,
it’sonlyopenonweekdays (from6.45am).
Have the
escargot chocolatpistache
(chocolate-pistachiosnail pastry).
dupainetdesidees.com
10.30
Morningcoffee
Smack in theheartof thefirst
24hours inParis
“Youcan’t takea trip to
Pariswithout stopping for some
breakfastpastries...”
So saysour city insider in thismonth’sbusiness travel guide to theFrenchcapital
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