InterContinental Paris Le Grand, Historical luxury hotel near Opera Garnier, Paris, France
The InterContinental Paris Le Grand is a five-star hotel filling a triangular block between rue Scribe and boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement. Designed by Alfred Armand in Haussmannian style, it has a cream stone facade with a continuous iron balcony, pilasters between tall windows, and a grey mansard roof with dormer windows. It opened with 800 guest rooms on four floors plus a floor for servants, and the Café de la Paix occupies the ground floor.
Built by the Pereire brothers Isaac and Émile to a design by Alfred Armand, the hotel was constructed from April 1861 as part of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris around the new Opéra. Empress Eugénie inaugurated it on 5 May 1862, and it opened to guests on 30 June 1862. It filled a triangular block with 800 guest rooms on four floors plus a floor for servants.
The hotel displays French design elements throughout its rooms, particularly in the winter garden beneath a glass dome and the ornately decorated ballroom. These spaces remain active venues for special events and receptions today.
The hotel sits near Place de l'Opera with convenient access to public transportation and wheelchair accessibility for guests with mobility needs. Its central location allows visitors to walk to many famous museums and cultural sites on foot.
The hotel houses a historic elevator that was among the first hydraulic lifts installed in Paris. Its American bar also traces its history back to the early 1900s.
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