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The Hôtel de Vendôme (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vɑ̃dom]) is a five-star hotel situated at 1 Place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.Founded in 1858, it is located at the southern entrance to the Place Vendôme, on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Rue Saint-Honoré and the Rue Place Vendôme.
The Lido, or Venice Lido (Italian: Lido di Venezia), is an 11-kilometre-long (7-mile) barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, Northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido in late August/early September. [1] Lido Island seen from the campanile of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore.
Mandarin Oriental, Paris: Mandarin Terrace Room. The hotel has 96 guest rooms and 39 suites, [1] with notable figures involved in the design of the space: Sybille de Margerie designed the guest rooms, suites, public spaces and The Spa, with furniture designed by Bruno de Caumont.
The hotel was commissioned by the Costes brothers, Jean-Louis and Gilbert, [1] from the designer and interior architect Jacques Garcia [1] in 1991. It opened in 1995 at 239 rue St-Honoré . The hotel is now renowned as a den of opulence and was built in conjunction with Klay Robson as Developer and construction consultant (the design maxim was ...
The building was built in 1714 by Pierre Grandhomme for Anne Levieux, the wife of a financier. It then belonged to the fermier général Étienne Perrinet de Jars (who also owned the Château de Boucard), who gave it his name and had it transformed by King's architect Jean-Michel Chevotet.
The section between the now extinct Rue du Rempart and the Rue Royale was known successively as the Chemin de Clichy (1204), Grand chemin Saint-Honoré (1283), Chaussée Saint-Honoré (1370), Grand chemin de la Porte Saint-Honoré (1392), Chemin Royal (1393), Nouvelle rue Saint-Louis (1407), Grand rue Saint-Louis (1421), Rue Neuve-Saint-Louis ...
Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg is a 5-star luxury hotel located in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, near the Place de la Concorde.Housed in property formerly owned by Accor hotel group (having been founded in 1997), in 2013 it was sold in a leaseback to New York City-based Mount Kellett Capital for €113 million, including €13 million as renovations. [1]
The Hôtel de Pontalba (French pronunciation: [otɛl də pɔ̃talba]) is an hôtel particulier, a type of large townhouse in France, at 41 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It has been the official residence of the United States Ambassador to France since 1971. [1]