Hôtel Prince de Galles

Paris, France. Located on Avenue George V in the 8th arrondissement, a short walk from the Champs-Élysées.

Hôtel Prince de GallesParis, France

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Practical information

116 rooms and 43 suites designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, 26 of them with terraces, plus the Lalique duplex suite.
The Japanese restaurant Akira Back, 19.20 by Norbert Tarayre and Le Patio, an Art Deco courtyard terrace.
Wellness Suite for bespoke treatments and a fitness room open 24 hours a day.
Located on Avenue George V in the 8th arrondissement, a short walk from the Champs-Élysées.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1928
Architect André Arfvidson builds the hotel in Art Deco style on the former Chaillot quarries, which had also supplied stone for the Arc de Triomphe.
1929
André Millon, son of Arthur Millon of the Grand-Hôtel and Le Meurice, opens it with 150 rooms, naming it after Edward, Prince of Wales.
Over the years
Winston Churchill, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Dalida and Elvis Presley, on weekend leave from his army service in Germany, are among its guests.
16 May 2013
The hotel reopens after a two-year renovation; Pierre-Yves Rochon designed its rooms and suites.
24 July 2013
It receives the official five-star rating from Atout France.
January 2019
Its restaurant La Scène wins a second Michelin star, but closes three weeks later to make way for a new dining concept.
2019
The Lalique suite is unveiled: a 180 m² duplex with a 100 m² terrace, designed by Patrick Hellmann with the crystal house.
2021
Akira Back opens, named after the Michelin-starred Japanese chef, a nod to the Japonisme of the late 1920s.
2022
The new bar-restaurant 19.20 by Norbert Tarayre opens.