The Ritz Paris is a hotel in the center of Paris, in the 1st arrondissement. The hotel overlooks the octagonal border of Place Vendà © me at number 15. This hotel is one of the most luxurious hotels in the world and is a member of "Leading Hotels of the World". The Ritz Paris reopens on June 6, 2016 after a four-year renovation, millions of dollars.
The hotel, which currently has 159 rooms, was founded in 1898 by the Swiss hotel, CÃÆ' Â © sar Ritz, in collaboration with the French chef, Auguste Escoffier. This new hotel is built behind the façade of an 18th century city house, overlooking one of the central square of Paris. It is one of the first hotels in Europe to provide en suite bathroom, telephone and electricity for each room. It quickly builds a fancy reputation, with clients including nobles, politicians, writers, movie stars and singers. Some of its suites are named in honor of well-known hotel guests, including Coco Chanel and Ernest Hemingway. One of the hotel bars, Bar Hemingway , is devoted to Hemingway. L'Espadon is a world-renowned restaurant, attracting prospective chefs from all over the world who come to study around the Ritz-Escoffier School. The grandest suite at the hotel, called the ImpÃÆ'Â © riale Suite , has been registered by the French government as a national monument in its own right.
During the Second World War, the hotel was taken over by the Germans who occupied it as the local Luftwaffe headquarters. After the death in 1976 the son of the Ritz, Charles, the last member of the Ritz family to own the hotel sold it to Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed in 1979. On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales dined at the Imperial Suite hotel, shortly before his death in a fatal car accident.
The hotel has been completely renovated to help achieve the 'Palace' distinction, which is a degree awarded by the French Ministry of economy, industry and employment. Close from 1 August 2012 and reopened in June 2016. Due to its status as a symbol of upscale and luxurious society, the hotel has been featured in many famous fiction works including novels (F. Scott Fitzgerald's
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Background and history
The Place VendÃÆ''me area was started by Louvois and abandoned for lack of funds. It restarted in 1699. A special hotel to match Antoine Crozat hospitality was built in 1702. it would be known as the "Crozat home" where there is great beauty and wealth (Claude Saugrain, Dictionnaire Universe de la maison ancienne et Moderne, Saugrain, Paris 1726). On the death of Crozat, June 7, 1738, the building was sold and went from hand to hand until it was sold along with the adjacent hotel to the Cesar Ritz. (Le Francais qui possedait lÃÆ' merique - Pierre Menard pages 109-115) The site was purchased in 1705 by Antoine-FranÃÆ'§ois Bitaut de VaillÃÆ'Â ©, and a private residence was built, which was inhabited by some noble families and later became HÃÆ'Â' tel de Gramont. FaÃÆ'§ade was designed by the royal architect Jules Hardouin Mansart. In 1854 it was acquired by the PÃ © da brothers, who made it the headquarters of their financial institution. In 1888, the Swiss hotelier CÃÆ'Â © sar Ritz and French chef Auguste Escoffier opened a restaurant in Baden-Baden, and both were later invited to London by Richard D'Oyly Carte to become the first manager and chef at the Savoy Hotel, a position they held from 1889 until 1897. Savoy under the Ritz was a direct success, attracting respectable clients and money, led by the Prince of Wales. In 1897, the Ritz and Escoffier were dismissed from Savoy, when the Ritz was involved in wine and spirit removal valued at over £ 3400. Prior to their dismissal, customers at Savoy reportedly urged them to open hotels in Paris. Assisted by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, the Ritz bought the palace and transformed the former HÃÆ'Â'tel de Lazun building into 210 hotel rooms. He stated that his goal for the hotel was to provide his wealthy customers with "all the perfection that a prince desires in his own home." He involves the architect of Charles MewÃÆ'¨s to renew the original 1705 structure. Ritz's innovative hygiene standards demand a bathroom for each suite, maximum sunlight possible, and minimum drapes and other decorations. At the same time it completes the hotel with all the ancient charms of an English or French mansion, to make clients feel at home.
The hotel opened on 1 June 1898 to the "glittering reception". Along with the culinary talents of its junior partner, Escoffier, the Ritz makes this hotel synonymous with luxury, service and fine dining, as manifested in the term "luxury". Soon became fashionable with the Paris socialite, hosting many prestigious figures for years, such as Marcel Proust, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, King Edward VII, and designer Coco Chanel, who made the Ritz home for over thirty years. Many of the suites in the hotel are named after their famous customers. Hemingway once said, "When in Paris the only reason not to stay at the Ritz is if you can not afford it".
In 1904 and 1908, the Ritz garden cafe was painted by Swiss artist Pierre-Georges Jeanniot. Proust wrote parts of the Remembrance of Things Past here from around 1909. The building was extended in 1910, and the Caesar Ritz Ritz died in 1918, replaced by his son, Charles Ritz. Queen Marie of Romania lives in the Ritz Hotel with her two eldest daughters, Elisabeth (from Greece) and Maria (from Yugoslavia) in 1919 while campaigning for Great Britain at the Paris Peace Conference. Many other prominent royal figures and heads of state have slept and dined at the hotel for years. Edward VII is reported to have been stuck in a bathtub too narrow with his lover at the hotel. August Escoffier died in 1935.
After Charles Ritz's death in 1976, the hotel experienced a period of slow decline. Due to the loss of his purity, his customers were reduced, and for the first time in his existence began to lose money. However, it was rescued in 1979 by an Egyptian businessman, Mohamed Al-Fayed, who bought the hotel for $ 20 million and installed a new managing director, Frank Klein. Klein in turn put Guy Legay, a former chef of a three-star Ledoyen, in charge of the kitchen. Al-Fayed renovated him for several years without ceasing operations; this was achieved by annexing two town houses, joining an arcade with many of Paris's leading boutiques. The renovation of this hotel was led by architect Bernard Gaucherel from 1980 to 1987. The total renovation of ten years cost $ 250 million. The restaurant is given a new look, and the pool, health club, and spa are created in the basement. The Little Bar is named after the Hemingway Bar. In 1988, the French-Escoffier Gastronomy School was established in honor of Auguste Escoffier.
On August 1, 2012, the Ritz closed for the first time in its history for extensive restoration. It is scheduled to reopen at the end of 2015, but this date was later changed to March 2016. At 07:00 local time on January 19, 2016, a major fire broke out on the roof of the building. Fifteen firefighters and 60 firefighters were present. The Ritz reopens on June 6, 2016 after a four-year renovation, millions of dollars.
In the 21st century, the Ritz is among the most luxurious hotels in the world and the most expensive in Paris. It is named by some as the best hotel in Europe and one of the most famous hotels in the world. This is one of the "Leading Hotels of the World".
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Noteworthy historical events
During the summer of 1940, the Luftwaffe, Nazi German air forces during the Second World War, established their headquarters at the Ritz, with their leader Hermann GÃÆ'¶ring.
Ernest Hemingway, who stayed at the hotel many times after World War II, was there when he found out his wife wanted a divorce. He reacts to the news by throwing his picture into the Ritz toilet and then photographing the photo and toilet with his gun.
On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales and Al-Fayed's son, Dodi Al-Fayed, and their driver Henri Paul, dined at the Imperial Suite hotel before leaving the hotel with bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, only to experience the death of a car accident in underpass the Pont de l'Alma.
During January 10, 2018 five people stole millions of euros of jewelry from inside the hotel, three people were then arrested before fleeing.
Architecture
The palace and the square are the works of classical architecture from the end of Louis XIV's reign. The faÃÆ'§ade was designed by the architect of the Mansart kingdom at the end of the 17th century before the plot was purchased and construction began in 1705. The HÃÆ'Â'tel Ritz consists of VendÃÆ'Â'me and the Cambon buildings with rooms overlooking the Place VendÃÆ''me, and, on the other side, garden hotel.
The Ritz is one of the first hotels in Europe to provide en suite bathrooms, telephones and electricity for every room. The HÃÆ'Â'tel Ritz Paris has 4 floors, including a mansard roof, and in 2011 offers 159 rooms, a Michelin two-star restaurant, two bars and a casual dining restaurant.
Rooms and suites
In the 1970s a Holiday travel publication wrote, "almost every head of the royal state has delayed under a blanket on the finest linen sheets, under a ceiling of fifteen feet (4.6 m) in the out-facing rooms, through the large double windows, in the elegant Place VendÃÆ''me. "Frommer, who calls the Ritz" the largest hotel in Europe ", describes the furnishings as follows," a common salon equipped with items antique caliber museum.Each guest room is uniquely decorated, mostly with Louis XIV or Louis XV reproductions, all with fine carpets, marble fireplaces, rugs, brass beds, and more.Since Edward VII is stuck in a bathtub that is too narrow with her lover, the tubs at the Ritz are deep and large. "The bathrooms have unique gold goose faucets, and peach-colored towels and robes, believed to be nicer than white for women's skin.
The Ritz is probably the most expensive hotel in Paris, employing over 600 staff, rooms in May 2017 starting at EUR1,100 a night. Suites range from EUR3,500 and up to EUR20,000 overnight for the most luxurious (Suite Impà © riale being the most expensive). The best suite is known as the "Prestige Suite", a total of ten, which according to the Ritz is "a world for aesthetics where 18th century panels echo allegorical ceilings, old masters and priceless antique furniture.Each suite is unique and each apparently still breathing in the spirits of the illustrious guests who had lived there. "The VendÃÆ'Â'me Suite is one of the most spacious hotels, furnished with Louis XIV, with red and ivory themes and large windows overlooking the square. The CÃÆ'  © sar Ritz Suite overlooks the square and contains Louis XV furniture as well as Ritz's own portraits. The room is decorated in shades of green and light yellow with a canopied bed in one room and a silk floral pattern in the second room. The doors of the living room in the suite were edged with gold leaf. The Elton John Suite, decorated in pink strawberries and beige, contains two bedrooms, a pink thick carpet and attic windows. John reportedly rented the entire floor for his 42nd birthday. The Windsor Suite contains rugs and Dodge (Edward VIII) and Duchess of Windsor portraits and prints. They are decorated with Louis XVI furniture and colors such as green almonds, salmon, and pearly gray. The master bedroom is decorated in pearl gray in a place called the "Wallis blue" Ritz, a Wallis favorite, the Duchess of Windsor. The Coco Chanel Suite where Coco Chanel lived for about 35 years consists of two bedrooms and a living room and features Coromandel lacquers, Chinese furniture, baroque mirrors and large sofa with quilting made by Grande Mademoiselle. The suite is said to be "equipped with the most advanced technology including fax, Jacuzzi, steam bath, and ultra-modern walking cabinets." Imperial Suite
The Imperial Suite ( Suite Impà © à © riale ) is the best suite of hotels, and is listed as a French National Monument in its own right. The Imperial Suite is located on the first floor and consists of two bedrooms, a large salon and a dining area. This suite has 6 meters (20 feet) high ceilings, a large chandelier and a window overlooking Place Vendà © me, a large gold-rimmed Baroque mirror between the window, the red and gold coating and the identical four-poster bed in Marie Antoinette's room at the Palace of Versailles. The other bedrooms are in Louis XVI style, with baldachin beds and columns. The suite is luxuriously decorated in French art, reliefs, and 18th-century panels protected under the status of a historic monument suite. The bathroom is a former workroom overlooking VendÃÆ'Â'me park, with 18th century panels and jacuzzi bath and steam bath and has its own plasma television and cosmetic refrigerator, juxtaposing ancient French tradition with 21st century modernity. In addition to amenities such as DVD players, high-speed internet and fax, this suite features a Porsche Design kitchen with a CHROMA knife near the salon and has a small private wine cellar filled with a variety of French wines. Over the years, this suite has hosted some of the world's most prestigious guests from Shah Iran to George H. W. Bush. The suite was Hermann GÃÆ'¶ring's choice of residence during the Second World War and it was there that Diana, Princess Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed ate their last meal. World Travel Awards 2007 chose Imperial Suite as "European Leading Suite".
Restaurants and bars
L'Espadon
Although there is a hotel restaurant from the start of the Ritz, the hotel's current restaurant, L'Espadon (The Swordfish) was founded in 1956 by Charles Ritz. He is a keen fishing enthusiast named after the fish restaurant. This restaurant is inspired by the hotel's first legendary chef, Auguste Escoffier, serving "traditional French culinary style with contemporary nuances". The cuisine is served by award-winning chef Michel Roth, the hotel's ninth head chef; the restaurant was awarded a second star by the 2009 edition of the influential Michelin Red Guide. The head chef was formerly Guy Legay, named one of Paris's greatest chefs, who had served from at least 1986 to over 1999. In 1999, Esquire magazine wrote, "the dining room, L'Espadon, down the corridor long mirrors and storefronts, has a sparkling district of formality that seems to be circling around you, and it's easy to imagine Hemingway sitting with Dietrich with a scrambled egg of scrambled chefs of Guy Legay... "The decor of the restaurant is described as" fancy with trompe l'oeil ceilings, swagged curtains, and a view of the garden. " The courtyard garden is rich in greenery and contains several statues and fountains. The hotel rented five or more flower shops to provide fresh flowers.
Bar
The hotel has several bars, namely Ritz Bar, Bar VendÃÆ''me, Hemingway Bar and Pool Bar. The Ritz Bar, right inside the Rue Cambon entrance on the left, earned a reputation over the years for glamor cocktail parties and unique bartender skills Frank Meier, head of the barman from 1921 until his death in 1947. One of the most famous cocktails is The "rainbows" are potent, consisting of anisette, mint, yellow chartreuse, cherry brandy, kÃÆ'¼mmel, green chartreuse, and cognac. The Ritz Bar is designed in Victorian style with red velvet seats and bar furniture, marble fireplace, and historic portraits. The Ritz Bar is probably the first hotel bar in the world.
Bar Hemingway is Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar and is said by some to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary cocktail that was created for him. However, the claim is disputed because Fernand Petiot claims to have found the drink in 1921 while working at Harry's New York Bar, a frequent hangout in Paris for Hemingway and other American expats, rather than at the Ritz's own bar. The bar has been restored to its original appearance, with rich wood paneling and leather upholstery and has 25 original photographs on the wall taken by the author of the venue and the people who inspired him.
Bar VendÃÆ'Â'me is very popular with wealthy Parisians for afternoon tea and contains wooden furniture and a grand piano. During the summer the doors are opened to parks and terraces.
Ritz-Escoffier School
The Ritz-Escoffier School of Gastronomy of France was founded in 1988 in honor of Georges-Auguste Escoffier. The school ethos is based on Escoffier's words, "Good cuisine is the foundation of true happiness." The school is accessed through the entrance behind the hotel and offers training courses and workshops for amateur and professional chefs.
Ritz Health Club
The Ritz Health Club contains a swimming pool, the largest of all Paris hotel palaces at 1,700 square meters (18,000 sq ft) and billed by the Ritz as "the best indoor swimming pool in Paris". Pool construction is inspired by Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman baths and features reliefs on the ceiling and jet stream and underwater sounds in the pool. The health club offers a range of health treatments, from reflexology to Swedish massage and shiatsu.
In fiction
Due to its status as a symbol of wealth and luxury, this hotel has been featured in many famous works of fiction.
Novel and play
Lots of novels from the Lost Generation feature at the Ritz, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is The Night and Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises . The Noble game Coward Semi-Monde is probably the most prominent work on the hotel in detail following the adventure of the fancy and promiscuous fancy Paris elite between 1924 and 1926. In Bret Easton Ellis's novel < i> Glamorama , a group of supermodels turned into terrorists who planted homemade bombs at the Ritz, resulting in its destruction. In The Da Vinci Code , the protagonist, Robert Langdon, stayed at the hotel during Paris, as did Andrea Sachs and Miranda Priestly at Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada . The last chapter of the James Bond novel Ian Fleming From Russia, with Love is arranged at the hotel. The villain, Rosa Klebb, remains in room 602 and is involved in a battle with Bond that caused her death. In the Julian Fellowes novel, Movies
This hotel has been featured in several movies, three of which starred by Audrey Hepburn. In Stanley Donen's 1957 film Funny Face, Kay Thompson danced at the entrance to the Ritz and in front of the hotel, accompanied by a group of dancers dressed up like Ritz bellhops during Bonjour, Paris! numbers. In the 1957 Love Billy Wilder comedy, Hepburn started a romance with Gary Cooper in his room at the hotel and most of the movies were there. This hotel was again seen in the 1966 movie How to Steal Million, with a romantic scene between Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in the hotel bar where Hepburn wore black eye icons and a corresponding cocktail with a typical Givenchy theme. dress. In the Indian film Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Abhishek Bachchan meets his fictitious love (played by Lara Dutta) at the Ritz Hotel.
See also
- The Ritz-Carlton hotel chain
- The Ritz London Hotel, opened 8 years after the Paris property.
- Ritz (disambiguation), for other uses
- Leading Hotels of the World
- Colin Peter Field - Head of the Hemingway Bar bartender at HÃÆ'Â'tel Ritz Paris
References
External links
- Hotel website
- Interview with Colin Field, eminent mixologist and head of barman at Hemingway Ritz Bar
- Paris Ritz To Close The Door For Two Years
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