Paris · Shopping
Before You Shop at Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Get This VIP Pass
Plenty of people shop at Galeries Lafayette. Very few know there is a VIP lounge on the third floor, or that a big enough purchase gets you a free ride back to your hotel. The difference is one pass. Here is what it does.
Spend €1,200 (about $1,390) in a single purchase
- A premium gift
- A taxi for two anywhere in Paris, straight back to the hotel — no shopping bags on the Métro
What you get without spending a cent
- A VIP entrance, so you skip the line at the doors
- The third-floor VIP lounge, with complimentary drinks and snacks, as long as you like — the pass is your ticket in
The tiring part of a shopping day was never the shopping. It is having nowhere to sit.
The tax refund
Spend more than €100 in the store and you can claim 12% back (12% to a card, 10.8% in cash). The pass adds a fast lane, so you are not in the long line. Register the refund within three days of the purchase, and bring your passport — the original.
Using it in the store
VIP entrance → third floor of the Coupole building → “Le Concierge” → show the e-pass. Everything is activated at once; no appointment needed.
Where the pass comes from
It is the Virtuoso VIP e-pass. You cannot apply for it on the store’s website and the counters do not hand it out; it comes only through Virtuoso advisors. When I book a Paris hotel for a client, it goes to your phone with the hotel confirmation before you leave. The hotel rate is the same as the hotel’s website; breakfast, a hotel credit and an upgrade come on top.
Once your Paris dates are set, write to me and I will tell you which hotel’s benefits are strongest for those nights. Virtuoso hotels in Paris and around it:
Some images are AI illustrations. Privileges follow Galeries Lafayette’s rules at the time of your visit; dollar figures are approximate, at European Central Bank reference rates of September 8, 2026.
Jay Yan · FlyBest
