Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Explained

Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris
Former Names:Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière
Address:46 Avenue George V
Location Town:Paris
Location Country:France
Coordinates:48.8714°N 2.3014°W
Opened Date:6 November 2006
Inauguration Date:25 October 2006
Architect:Édouard François
Owner:Groupe Lucien Barrière
Map Type:France Paris
Building Type:Hotel
Architectural Style:Haussmannian
Renovation Date:2017
Other Designers:Jacques Garcia
Map Size:300px
Website:Official website

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]

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

In 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

The venue includes 2 restaurants and 3 bars:

Literature

An 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Luxury Strategy: Break the Rules of Marketing to Build Luxury Brand. Kapferer. Jean-Noël. Bastien. Vincent. 3 December 2008. Kogan Page Publishers. 978-0-7494-5601-6. 168. 27 July 2012.
  2. Book: Rodwell, Edward. Quintessentially Pure. Quintessentially Publishing. 2009. 978-0-9558270-4-4. 35. 27 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris - Paris, France : The Leading Hotels of the World. www.lhw.com. en. 2019-07-26.
  4. https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-europes-leading-city-hotel-2013 Winners 2013 — World Travel Awards
  5. Hallier, L'Edernel jeune homme, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2016, p. 45-52.