Hotel review: A trip back to pre-Revolution Paris amid the five-star luxury, three Michelin stars and chintz of Hotel Le Bristol

By Chris Leadbeater Smart move: Le Bristol sits on one of Paris's most fashionable streetsOn the left-hand side of the grand reception area of the Hotel Le Bristol, a sculpted head stares out across the sea of marble and soft furnishings. He bears himself in a cool, reserved manner, wearing just the sort of imperious expression you would expect of the last occupant of the throne of France before