Four Seasons Hotel George V
Four Seasons Hotel George V | |
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General information | |
Location | 31, avenue George V, Paris, France. |
Opening | 1928 |
Owner | Kingdom Holding Company |
Management | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 244 |
Number of suites | 59 |
Website | |
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Four Seasons Hotel George V (French pronunciation: French: .
History
The Hotel George V, named for King George V of the United Kingdom, opened in 1928. It was financed, at a cost of $31 million (60 million Francs), by American businessman Joel Hillman. It was managed by restaurateur André Terrail, owner of La Tour d'Argent. Its architect was Georges Wybo, who had designed the Casino de Deauville and the reconstruction of the Printemps Haussmann following the fire of 1921.
The hotel was popular with Americans arriving in France on Transatlantic
Joel Hillman was forced to relinquish the George V to his lenders after the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The George V was bought in 1931 by the banker François Dupré and a new wing was built by the original architects, containing apartments that could be rented year-round or seasonally, with the residents enjoying the services of the hotel. Dupré brought many objets d'art to the hotel, including tapestries from Flanders, Boulle furniture, a Renoir and a Dufy.
In World War II, during the German occupation, a "round-table" of French and German intellectuals met at the hotel; including the writer
In 1996 Saudi businessman
Le Cinq
Le Cinq is the hotel's Michelin gourmet restaurant.
See also
- James Bolivar Manson
- George V (Paris Métro)
References
- ISBN 978-0-2315-4838-0.
- ^ "Four Seasons Hotel George V (1928), Paris". Historic Hotels of the World-Then & Now. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-0608-5030-2.