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Trianon Palace Versailles, Versailles

Trianon Palace Versailles

Versailles, France. Located on the edge of the Park of Versailles and the Trianon estate, north of the château.

Trianon Palace VersaillesVersailles, France

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Opened
1910
Rooms
199rooms and suites
City
VersaillesFrance
Setting
CityEurope

Practical information

Address
Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace
1, boulevard de la Reine
78000 Versailles
France
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At a glance

  • 199 rooms and suites across the 1910 Palace and the contemporary Pavillon du Trianon, set in three hectares of wooded grounds.
  • Gordon Ramsay au Trianon (gastronomic), La Véranda brasserie and Peacock Alley for afternoon tea.
  • A 2,800 m² Guerlain spa with heated indoor pool, and the historic Salon Clemenceau for events.
  • Located on the edge of the Park of Versailles and the Trianon estate, north of the château.

History

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

  1. Entrepreneur Weill Martignan plans a luxury hotel on a three-hectare former Capuchin convent site near the Trianon; René Sergent draws the plans.

  2. The neoclassical Trianon Palace is inaugurated; Sarah Bernhardt, Marcel Proust and Alberto Santos-Dumont are among early guests.

  3. Gabriele D’Annunzio holds a banquet for 300 guests in the great hall.

  4. The great hall houses the permanent inter-allied war council, while part of the hotel serves as a temporary hospital for British troops.

  5. In the room now called Salon Clemenceau, Georges Clemenceau hands the German delegates the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

  6. Under the Occupation, Hermann Göring installs the Luftwaffe staff here and receives Adolf Hitler.

  7. Allied headquarters (SHAEF) moves in for several months; Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery and de Gaulle hold meetings here.

  8. The renovated hotel reopens, later welcoming Queen Elizabeth II, King Hussein of Jordan, Jacques Brel and Jeanne Moreau.

  9. Bought by a foreign company, the hotel is renovated and extended with the Pavillon du Trianon, a conference centre and a spa.

  10. British interior designer Fiona Thompson redecorates the rooms and public spaces.

  11. Hilton brings the hotel into the Waldorf Astoria Collection, its first in France.

  12. Michel Ohayon’s Financière immobilière bordelaise becomes the owner.

Sources: Wikipedia (FR), “Trianon Palace” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.

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