Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris is a 5-star hotel located at 46 Avenue George V in Paris, France. The hotel, owned by the French hospitality and casino group Barrière,[1][2] opened on 6 November 2006 and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.[3]
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| Former names | Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Haussmannian |
| Address | 46 Avenue George V |
| Town or city | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°52′17″N 2°18′5″E / 48.87139°N 2.30139°E |
| Opened | 6 November 2006 |
| Inaugurated | 25 October 2006 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Owner | Groupe Lucien Barrière |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Édouard François |
| Other designers | Jacques Garcia |
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The restaurant Fouquet's, known for its red awnings on the Champs-Élysées, is part of the venue. The hotel received its fifth star on 11 June 2009, and won the category of "Europe's Leading City Hotel" at the World Travel Awards in 2013.[4]
History
editIn the 1990s, the Barrière family purchased the restaurant Fouquet's, along with seven buildings surrounding the venue, in the hope of opening the group's first hotel in the French capital. Opened in 2006, the hotel was developed with the collaboration of french architect Édouard François and designer Jacques Garcia.
The hotel was closed in early 2017 to allow for renovations, and reopened on 1 July that year.
Restaurants and bars
editThe venue includes 2 restaurants and 3 bars:
- Fouquet's restaurant, located at 99 Avenue des Champs-Élysées
- Le Joy restaurant, located at 46 Avenue George V, opening onto the inner garden of the hotel
- L'Escadrille bar
- Le Marta bar, which also extends on a rooftop during summertime
- Le Joy bar
Literature
editAn earlier restaurant of the establishment, which was called "The Diana" in tribute to Lucien Barrière's adopted daughter Diane Barrière-Desseigne, is mentioned in J.P. Thiollet's 2016 novel Hallier, L'Edernel jeune homme (Hallier, the Edernal Young Man).[5]
References
edit- ^ Kapferer, Jean-Noël; Bastien, Vincent (3 December 2008). The Luxury Strategy: Break the Rules of Marketing to Build Luxury Brand. Kogan Page Publishers. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7494-5601-6. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ Rodwell, Edward (2009). Quintessentially Pure. Quintessentially Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-9558270-4-4. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris - Paris, France : The Leading Hotels of the World". www.lhw.com. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ Winners 2013 — World Travel Awards
- ^ Hallier, L'Edernel jeune homme, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2016, p. 45-52. ISBN 978 2 35055 217 0