| Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Luxury hotel |
| Architectural style | Belle Époque |
| Location | Place du Casino,Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Opened | 1864; 161 years ago (1864) |
| Owner | Société des Bains de Mer |
| Affiliation | The Leading Hotels of the World |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Godinot de la Bretonnerie (1862) Jules Dutrou (1865 expansion) Édouard Niermans (1908 remodel of the public rooms)[1][2] |
| Website | |
| hoteldeparismontecarlo | |
TheHôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo is aluxury hotel that is located at Place du Casino inMonte Carlo, Monaco. It was opened in 1864 as part of the development of Monaco by theSociété des Bains de Mer. In March 2019, the hotel reopened after undergoing a $280 million renovation, which took more than four years to complete.[3]
The hotel has 99 rooms, which are divided into four pricing categories.[4][independent source needed]
The restaurants at the hotel consist ofLe Louis XV (Michelin 3-star),Le Grill (Michelin 1-star),Le Bar Americain,[5] andEm Sherif.[6]
The hotel has been featured in numerous films, includingConfessions of a Cheat (1936),The Red Shoes (1948),Iron Man 2 (2010),Monte Carlo (2011), and twoJames Bond films –Never Say Never Again (1983) andGoldenEye (1995). It appeared in the famous UK sitcom Only Fools and Horses where the illustrious duo had to 'leggit' after they became bankrupt during a stay. It was also portrayed in the 2012 animated filmMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.[7]
ArtistsAndy Warhol andJamie Wyeth had a joint exhibition at the hotel mounted by New York's Coe Kerr Gallery in July 1980.[8][9] While Warhol was staying at the hotel, he tookPolaroid photos of actorSylvester Stallone for hissilkscreen portraits.[10]
The hotel was a popular shooting location for photographerHelmut Newton.[11][12]
Godinot de la Bretonnerie designed the original hotel, Dutrou significantly expanded the building from its original two storeys, and Niermans remodeled the public rooms.Denby incorrectly gives Dutrou's first names as Jean-Baptiste, but his first name was actually Jules
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