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Paris, France
Saint James Paris
Paris, France. Located in the 16th arrondissement, at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne near Porte Dauphine.
Photo
« Hôtel Saint-James Paris, 5 place du Chancelier-Adenauer, Paris 16e.jpg »
Author: Celette
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Opened
- 1892
- Rooms
- 50rooms and suites
- City
- ParisFrance
- Setting
- CityEurope
Practical information
- Address
- Saint James Paris
5 place du Chancelier Adenauer
75116 Paris
France - Telephone
- +33 1 44 05 81 81
- Official website
- www.saint-james-paris.com
- Best available rate
- Check availability
At a glance
- 50 rooms, suites and pavilions in a neoclassical château redesigned by Laura Gonzalez.
- Bellefeuille gastronomic restaurant, the Library Bar and a terrace.
- Guerlain spa of over 400 m² with pool and gym, and a garden designed by Xavier de Chirac.
- Located in the 16th arrondissement, at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne near Porte Dauphine.
History
7 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.
The site is home to Paris’s first aerodrome, used by hot-air balloons.
Élise Thiers, widow of Adolphe Thiers, has a neoclassical mansion built here; it later houses the Fondation Thiers, whose name still adorns the pediment.
The Institut de France sells the run-down building to a British businessman, who creates the Saint James club, decorated by Andrée Putman.
The bar-library is the set of Bernard Rapp’s weekly TV programme L’Assiette anglaise on Antenne 2.
The Bertrand family group buys the property and turns it into a hotel residence.
Decorator Bambi Sloan redesigns the interiors.
The hotel reopens after a renovation by Laura Gonzalez, with gardens and terrace redesigned by Xavier de Chirac.
Sources: Wikipedia (FR), « Saint James Paris » (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
