The event of the month this December 2010: the Asia hotel chain Shangri-La has chosen Paris as the destination for its first hotel in Europe. Not only does it offer guests an ideal location in the heart of the Trocadérodistrict, a few steps from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées, this luxury hotel also offers a breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower.
Housed in a historic building, a former mansion house built at the end of the 19th century for the great-nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte, the hotel was restructured by the architect Richard Martinet. In
harmony with the period, interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon has decorated it in a perfect Empire style.
Marble, gold decoration, high ceilings, fine fabrics, everything evokes the luxury of this period. The hotel has 81 rooms, including 27 suites which are already noted as being some of the largest in Paris (up to 270sqm for the Suite Impériale!).
An interior garden, designed by the landscape architect Louis Benech, offers a haven of peace at the heart of the establishment.
Gastronomy is equally impressive with three different kinds of atmosphere, under the direction of starred chef Philippe Labbé: a restaurant serving French cuisine, a Cantonese restaurant and a brasserie under the 19th-century glass roof. The spa offers a relaxing well-being space and treatment rooms, a fitness room and a 16-metre-long swimming pool bathed in natural light.
