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New Paris hotel to feature interiors by Pierre-Yves Rochon
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts said it will open its first European property, the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, on Dec. 17. The hotel will be housed in a 114-year-old building that first served as the private home of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's grand-nephew, Prince Roland Bonaparte.
“Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is honored to have been entrusted the preservation of this significant part of French heritage,” said Alain Borgers, the hotel's general manager. “Whether for accommodation, dining, entertaining or celebrating special events, we are eager to welcome Parisians and visitors to reveal this Parisian treasure and offer our signature style of hospitality."
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts spent four years restoring Roland Bonaparte's Palais Iena to its original splendor, the same amount of time it took to build the original home from 1892-1896. The building is listed with the French heritage institution, Monuments Historiques, to preserve this important Parisian landmark in full.
The restored landmark retains its residential heritage and offers 81 rooms including 27 suites. Internationally acclaimed interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon crafted each room individually to retain the residential ambience while providing all modern-day comforts. Accommodation includes five duplex suites; the Suite Imperiale, which originally housed Prince Roland's private rooms, and the penthouse Suite Panoramique, with over 1000 square feet of outdoor deck. Unique in Paris, 40 per cent of the rooms and 60 per cent of the suites feature unobstructed views of the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine below. Nearly half of all rooms offer balconies and terraces.
Executive chef Philippe Labbe is in charge of the hotel's culinary division. La Bauhinia, the all-day dining restaurant and lounge in the center of the building, features a newly uncovered and restored glass cupola modeled after the Eiffel Tower. The French gourmet restaurant, L'Abeille, and the city's first authentic gourmet Cantonese restaurant, Shang Palace, will open in early 2011. Labbe will also oversee the cuisine for Le Bar and the former residence's banqueting rooms.
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