“Costes is a magnet for A listers: if your face doesn’t fit, the alarmingly hip staff may freeze you at 20 paces, but if it does, then this opulent faux Napoleon III cocoon, in Jacques Garcia’s most lavish haute-bordello style, is the only place to be. Great for romantics: shadowy corners, and curtained double daybeds in the fabulous pool room. Costes is so cool that its website only gives contact details, so don’t fret that there’s no link.”
