Hôtel Ritz Paris, Palace hotel at Place Vendôme, France
The Hôtel Ritz Paris occupies the former hôtels de Gramont and Crozat at 15 and 17 place Vendôme, two townhouses of the first quarter of the 18th century built behind a façade by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Its long stone front carries arched ground-floor windows, upper windows framed by columns and a dark grey mansard roof; three white dome awnings mark the entrances. Inside, a corridor with a polished stone floor and a blue runner with gold floral patterns leads to an arched glass door.
Swiss hotelier César Ritz founded the establishment in 1898, introducing revolutionary modern amenities like private bathrooms, electricity, and in-room telephones to guest accommodations. The building later housed military leadership during the Second World War.
The hotel became a meeting place for fashion designers, writers, and artists who shaped its identity through their presence. Coco Chanel made her apartment here a legendary workspace, blending her creative vision with the hotel's refined spaces.
The hotel provides wheelchair accessibility and houses a fine dining restaurant for guests and visitors. It maintains high standards of dress and conduct expected by an establishment of this caliber.
The hotel occupies two former private mansions: the Hôtel de Gramont, built in 1705, and the Hôtel de Crozat, built in 1703 and the first mansion erected on the Place Vendôme. Its first-floor salon, boudoir and 18th-century cabinet were listed as monuments historiques in 1927, and the façades and roofs were classified in 1930.
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