One
of the legendary five star holets in Paris,
the Hôtel de Crillon sits at the
foot of the Champs-Élysées,
on the edge of the Place de la Concorde.
One of the oldest and most prestigious
luxury hotels in the world, the hotel
has with103 guest rooms and 44 suites,
occupies one of two identical stone buildings
divided by the rue Royale that were constructed
in 1758 as a result of a commission from
King Louis XV (who later died in the same
square).
In 1788, François-Félix-Dorothee
Berton des Balbes, the Count of Crillon,
acquired the hotel only to have it confiscated
shortly thereafter by the leaders of the
French Revolution. Eventually returned
to the family that gives the hotel its
name, it was refurbished in 1907 and made
public.
The
Hôtel de Crillon is the very picture
of opulence, from the construction materials
that make up the building to the service
that keeps the hotel running smoothly.
The hotel's public salons are filled with
17th and 18th century tapestries, chandeliers,
gilt-and-brocade furniture, fine pieces
of sculpture, and Louis XVI chests and
chairs. It’s Bernstein suite is/was
the favourite of politicians, royalty,
tycoons, movie stars, aristocracy, foreign
dignitaries, and professional athletes.
During it’s time during WWII the
hotel would be occupied by the German
high command. Soon after it would play
host to foreign generals would liberate
France from occupation. The Hôtel
de Crillon is the place that holds the
annual “Bals de Debutantes”,
one of the last places in the world that
young girls “come out” in
the traditional European aristocratic
style.
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