 Part of "L'Appartement" is used as a showroom to display the brand's latest collections to exclusive retailers.In the US, Palais des Thés partners with retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and Dean & Deluca, high-end hotels including The Plaza Hotel in New York, The Saint Regis (New York and Washington), Viceroy Beverly Hills, The Peninsula and The Surrey Hotel as well as fine dining including Eleven Madison Park and Gabriel Kreuther.The Tea School was created in 1999, 13 years after the first Palais des Thés shop.