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HOTEL DU PALAIS - BIARRITZ
Grand Style Legacy Luxury on Southern French Sea Coast
It's
official, the French Government has added the new luxury hotel designation
of Palace to the hotal already called a palais. A plaque of the new
classification inteded to denote the ultimate a five star experience
will be mounted on the hotel. The
Hôtel
du Palais in Biarritz was originally the southern France palace
of post revolution Napoleon III and his wife, Eugenie,
known as the Villa Eugenie. In 1854, the couple and their entourage took
up summer vacation residence in the nearby Château de Grammont
in the Saint-Martin neighborhood of Biarritz. Napoléon III purchased
a land plot with a view of the Atlantic sea and constructed his summer
palace, built in the style of the “Second Empire”. After
the end of France second attempt at empire, the palace was a turned into
a casino and then reconstructed after a fire in 1903, transformed into
unique charming luxurious style of the Hôtel du Palais.
This quiet French
seaside village was made famous by its reputation as a getaway for
the golden
era Hollywood and literati crowd. Originally
a small fishing port on the shores of the Atlantic between the Basque
and Gascony regions north of the Spanish border, Biarritz became at the
turn-of-the-century, along with names like Monte Carlo, Baden-Baden and
St. Moritz, one of the well-known European stops of wealth and glamour.
Famous guests of the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz include Victor Hugo,
Igor Stravinsky, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Cocteau and Ernest Hemingway,
Queen Isabelle of Spain, Léopold II of Belgium and after being
rediscovered following the ravages of WWII, Frank Sinatra, Gary Cooper
and Jayne Mansfield in the 1950’s.
By-passed now by
new playgrounds like Las Vegas and Dubai, Biarritz retains its old
world charm of a
grand glamour world gone by with beaches, ocean views and launching
point for exploring southern France, Gascony and nearby Spain Pyranees.
Biarritz is still fashionable for those who enjoy a connection to
history
with prestige and tradition and value visitors can find comfort and
regal service at the Hôtel du Palais.
The Hotel du Palais has 154 rooms but the unique featured stays are
the royal suites, each with luxurious amenities, as well as an authentic
and historical touch. The Edouard VII and Alphonse XIII suites on the
first floor have been fully refurbished and offer a private terrace
with impressive ocean views. Suite Edouard VII has been rebuilt with
original decorations with the spacious area of a small house, 1600
square feet, including a unique round living-room, dining-room and
a guest room. The royal era bathroom which includes a spa bathtub and
Jacuzzi.
The walls and floors are elegantly decorated with Burma teak wood, Carrara marble and Italian ceramic vases. The guest rooms have televisions, mini-bars, independent dressing rooms and bathrooms. Suite Alphonse XIII has a similar layout but with an even larger massive floor plan of 1,905 square feet and its king-sized bathroom features a sauna. For those not staying in suites the hotel has a luxury spa and wellness center, sauna, massage, indoor and outdoor pool. and nearby 18 holes golf course.
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