Some of the most exceptional experiences in the Champagne region are firmly closed to the public, being the domain of wine professionals and media only. Fortunately for champagne enthusiasts, this is not the case at the Perrier-Jouët Cellier Belle Époque, which welcomes all visitors and must surely be the world’s most beautiful Champagne Bar.
My first stay in Reims was as a newly-wed, on my honeymoon back in 2005. At that time, the most luxurious accommodation option was the (then newly renovated) Domaine Les Crayères – we loved every detail of our stay and couldn’t ever imagine staying anywhere else in Reims.
All that changed in 2022 with the opening of Residence Eisenhower, now our home-away-from-home in Reims (having stayed there on our last three visits, with a fourth stay planned in December this year).
Most visitors to the Champagne region will choose busy Reims or Epernay as a base. But for a romantic and serene weekend, those in the know escape 20 minutes away to the luxurious Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, located in the hillside village of Champillon. The hotel brings the area’s first world-class wellness destination to the vine-striped hills of Champagne.
The Avenue de Champagne in Épernay is renowned for being one of the most prestigious and celebrated streets in the world. It is not only home some of the most famous Champagne houses, including Moët & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, and Pol Roger, but beneath the Avenue de Champagne are extensive cellars housing millions of bottles of champagne, stretching for kilometres underground.
