Launched in March 2003, the Red Michelin Guide for Hotels and Restaurants is without doubt the best reference guide book - not only for Parisian but also all other French Hotels and Restaurants. This is thanks to a sound experience, which Michelin has accumulated in over 100 years. The original Michelin Guide for Hotels and Restaurants was originally produced in 1900 by the French tire company Michelin in order to give the chauffeur a good guide of where he could stop and relax in an adequate way with his employer. In addition, the original Michelin guide also listed petrol stations, which were rare a the time. In fact, petrol was actually first sold in pharmacies in those very early days of the auto. Today, the Red Michelin Guide is the reference for hotels and restaurants. For restaurants, the most important verdict every year is, of course, the Michelin stars - it can make or break them.