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Agence France-Presse

The Hotel de Crillon, one of the world’s oldest luxury hotels, which looks onto the square where Louis XVI lost his head, reopened on Wednesday after a multimillion-euro makeover lasting four years.
The venerable Paris institution, at the foot of the famed Champs Elysees, has boasted regulars of the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Charlie Chaplin.

A team of 147 artisans attended to the finest details of the neo-Classical building, restoring period frescoes, gold leaf trim and marble accoutrements in one of the world’s most prestigious hotels.
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It was the first facelift for the hotel since the former residence of the Counts of Crillon opened it to paying guests in 1909. It also comes after the legendary Ritz reopened last year, and follows a four-year renovation.

The Crillon’s restoration lasted two years longer than planned, partly because of the creation of a second underground floor with a spa and swimming pool.
Room rates range from €1,200 a night to between €20,000 and €25,000 for the Bernstein Suite overlooking the Place de la Concorde — where Louis XVI was guillotined in 1793 at the height of the French Revolution, and where German snipers fired on crowds during Liberation celebrations in 1944.

Managed by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts since 2013, the Crillon now has 124 rooms, compared with 147 previously.
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Of those, 33 are suites and another 10 are “signature” suites of the greatest luxury – two of which were decked out by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.

The hotel’s Michelin-starred chef, Christopher Hache, returns after embarking on a global mission scouting for techniques and ingredients used by other top chefs.
In addition to running the hotel’s flagship restaurant, Les Ambassadeurs, Hache is in charge of a brasserie and bar, as well as a winter garden.

The hotel, which has attracted celebrity guests over the decades including Winston Churchill, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and Madonna, was originally built in 1758. A twin building also overlooks the emblematic Place de la Concorde.


Paris’ prestigious Hotel de Crillon reopens for new era of service after first major renovations since 1909

Inside the newly refurbished Les Ambassadeurs dining room at the Hotel de Crillon. Photo: Reuters

A picture taken on June 30, 2017 shows the front of the Hotel de Crillon in Paris. The Hotel de Crillon will reopen on July 5, 2017 after four years of renovations. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK

A view of the new swimming pool part of Sense spa at the Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, in Paris, France June 29, 2017. The Paris's landmark Hotel de Crillon, which was built in 1758, reopens in July after a four-year 200 million euro ($222 million) revamp. Picture taken June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

People sit at the bar Les Ambassadeurs at the luxury Hotel de Crillon in Paris on June 30, 2017. The Hotel de Crillon will reopen on July 5, 2017, after four years of renovation. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK

A view shows the Choupette room designed by German designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, France June 29, 2017. The Paris's landmark Hotel de Crillon, which was built in 1758, reopens in July after a four-year 200 million euro ($222 million) revamp. Picture taken June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A picture taken on June 30, 2017 shows a view from the terrace of the 'Bernstein' Suite at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris as the Eiffel Tower is pictured in the background. The Hotel de Crillon will reopen on July 5, 2017 after four years of renovations. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK

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The historic hotel on the Champs Elysees in Paris underwent a four-year facelift that saw the addition of a swimming pool, spa and ultra-luxurious suites
