Located on the top floor of the hotel, La Suite Shangri-La’s modern architecture is balanced with classic French furnishing. Pierre-Yves Rochon blended the Directoire (1795-1799) and Empire (1803-1821) styles, complemented with elegant Asian touches throughout. With a total of 225-square-metres (2,420-square-feet) of living space, the suite’s spacious 100-square-metre (1,076-square-foot) terrace offers a sweeping panoramic view over the city.

The breathtaking vantage point offers a bird’s-eye view of Paris’ most iconic sights, including Montmartre’s Sacré Coeur to the Trocadero, the Grand Palais, Notre Dame, the Alexandre III bridge, the Pantheon, the Invalides (Napoleon’s Tomb), the Quai Branly and, of course the most famous of all, the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine.

With a 14-metre-long (46-foot-long) panoramic window on the suite’s southern face, the Eiffel Tower can be admired from virtually anywhere in the suite, or from out upon its teak and glass terrace. The suite’s interior walls are covered in pearlescent Lelièvre panels, complementing Canovas drapes and art deco details.

Private events can also be organized in the suite’s 65-square-metres (700-square-feet) of living and dining space, where a dining table can hold up to 8 guests. Guests can also privatize the entire 7th floor, including La Suite Shangri-La, to create a private “apartment,” with 4 bedrooms and a total living space of 500-square-metres (5,382-square-feet).

The suite looks down on to Gustave Eiffel’s former home, and directly on to the 1st level of the Eiffel Tower. This unobstructed view is a result of the visionary engineer’s efforts to prohibit high-rise construction around his tower.