It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas with chalets and markets popping up around the city’s most glamorous hotels.
Hôtel du Collectionneur transports you to the Alps with its cosy chalet that doubles up as a pop-up restaurant where guests can enjoy hearty meals and Le Fizzy Iceberg, a special Champagne cocktail created just for the holiday season. 51 rue de Courcelles (8th), 01 58 36 67 97
The Peninsula Hotel is hosting a Christmas market from the 1st to the 25th of December with La Terrasse Kléber transformed into a magical market where visitors can find last minute gift ideas while keeping warm with mulled wine and hot chocolate. 19 ave Kléber (16th), 01 58 12 28 88
Mandarin Oriental, Paris is also getting in on the festivities with a Christmas market popping up from the 16th to the 23rd of December. The hotel's famous garden is turning into an enchanted forest with artisanal delights on offering including praline chocolate, oysters from Brittany and French cheese selected by chef Thierry Marx. 251 rue Saint-Honoré (1st), 01 70 98 74 00
Meanwhile, the Hilton Paris Opera is installing a huge advent calendar to countdown to Christmas with a lucky person chosen each day to open and walk away with the day's surprise. On the 11th, 12th and 13th of December the hotel is also welcoming the Total Praise Gospel to sing everyone's favourite Christmas carols. 108 rue Saint-Lazare (8th), 01 40 08 43 91