Chi at Shangri-La
Shangri-La Paris spa in Prince Roland Bonaparte's former mansion, with pool, terrace, treatments and palace-hotel polish.
Chi at Shangri-La benefits from an address with history in the walls. The spa belongs to Shangri-La Paris, the former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, and the source article places it in the building’s former stables. That is a rather elegant upgrade for a stable, even by Paris standards.
The wellness facilities include an indoor pool, fitness space, planted terrace and treatment rooms, all set within the palace hotel’s classical French architecture. Current public references describe a 17-metre pool; the original source notes an indoor pool, Eiffel Tower and Seine views elsewhere in the hotel, and treatments ranging from facials and deep-tissue massage to pregnancy care and beauty services.
The product story in the source centres on The Organic Pharmacy, a UK brand known for organically farmed ingredients and a holistic health philosophy. As product partnerships can change, it is sensible to confirm the latest treatment menu before booking for a particular brand.
What does not change is the mood: refined, hushed, very Parisian in its insistence that wellbeing should still look impeccable.
Chi is best for travellers who want a spa interlude folded into a grand hotel day. Swim, book a treatment, pause on the terrace if the weather allows, then step back into the 16th arrondissement looking slightly more composed than anyone has a right to after travel.
