Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra

Paris, France. Located at 1 rue Scribe in the 9th arrondissement, in the Opéra district.

Sofitel Le Scribe Paris OpéraParis, France

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Practical information

201 rooms, including 38 suites.
Rivages, a bistronomic restaurant led by chef Florian Ollivier, the Scribe & Cie. café and the Bar Rivages cocktail bar with live music.
Sixth-floor spa with hammam and massages, plus a fitness centre.
Located at 1 rue Scribe in the 9th arrondissement, in the Opéra district.

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

1862
The hotel opens under the Second Empire, at the heart of Haussmann’s new Paris.
From 1863
The Jockey Club, the exclusive Parisian racing society, sets up its headquarters in lavish rooms on the lower floors and stays for decades.
1895
Auguste and Louis Lumière first show moving pictures to the public in the Grand Café, on the hotel’s ground floor.
1929
Head concierge Ferdinand Gillet founds Les Clefs d’Or, the association of hotel concierges.
1944 – 1945
After the Liberation of Paris, several hundred Allied war correspondents turn the hotel into their newsroom until VE Day.
2003
Sofitel, which now runs the hotel, completes a major renovation.
2007 – 2008
Decorator Jacques Grange refreshes the interiors after two years of works.
Today
The current interiors, by designer Tristan Auer, pay tribute to Haussmannian Paris and the Opéra district.