| | Facilities within the Property |
 Our services:
a personalized airport shuttle service; concierge service; continental breakfast service from 7:00 am until 11:00 am; cool soft drinks available in lobby; computer with Internet access (and WiFi connection); lounge/relaxation corner with French or foreign newspaper & magazines; baby cots; complimentary luggage storage; non smoking rooms available; large terrace on top floor overlooking the rooftops of Paris. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Concierge Service | Internet Point | | Internet Wireless | Luggage Storage | | Shuttle To / From Airport | | | |
 Historical monuments and places of interests around the hotel: La Place Vendôme, La Place de la Madeleine, La rue de la Paix et ses boutiques de luxe, Le Musée Grévin, La basilique du Sacré Cœur, Montmartre et la place du Tertre, Le musée de la parfumerie, Paristoric, L´Olympia, La place Saint-Georges.
The Opera quarter Story
Early in the 18th century, Paris had begun to grow well beyond its ancient walls, so in 1705 under the reign of Louis XIV, the city walls were pulled down and replaced with wide tree lined avenues. To the north of the Louvre Palace, in the newly developing area of Paris later to be called the Opera district, marshes were drained and raised streets were built, among them the famous Avenue Chaussée d'Antin. The Opera district becomes the "place to live" for the wealthiest part of the business population. The large walking avenues became the largest business district in Paris in the 19th century.
In 1858, after an assassination attempt on Napoleon III as he left the old opera house, the Emperor commanded the construction of a much larger and grander temple to the arts which included a secure entrance so he could step from his carriage directly into the rooms of the royal box. Designed by Charles Garnier in a mix of Classic and Baroque styles with sumptuous use of stone, marble and bronze, the Opera Garnier took 13 years to complete, but was immediately famous when it finally opened in 1875 and remains one of the major monuments of the Second Empire. A grand tree lined avenue, Avenue de l'Opera, led from the magnificent façade towards the Louvre. Garnier, not wanting anything to obscure the view of his masterpiece, had the trees cut down and the avenue widened to the impressive scale it maintains today.
Construction of the Grand Hotel for the Universal Exhibition of 1867, on the Place de l'Opera, coincided with the construction of the façade of the Opera and further enhanced the reputation of the area as the epitome of luxury and fashion. Banks, department stores, newspapers, and a host of luxurious cafes and boutiques moved into the elegant new buildings that lined the newly created "Grands Boulevards". From the last quarter of the 19th Century onwards, for the rich and famous of the entire world, and those who dreamed of being rich and famous, the Opera district was not to be missed.
It was the distillation of all the good qualities of the "City of Lights", and remains famous to this day for it beautiful stores, restaurants and theaters. |
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