International Volvo Photo Locations Part 451
1998 – Volvo C70 Cabriolet at Hôtel du Palais on Avenue de l’Impératrice in Biarritz France 🇫🇷.
1998 – Volvo C70 Cabriolet at Hôtel du Palais on Avenue de l’Impératrice in Biarritz France 🇫🇷.
2020 – Entrance at the Hôtel du Palais on Avenue de l’Impératrice in Biarritz
1998 – Volvo C70 Cabriolet at Hôtel du Palais on Avenue de l’Impératrice in Biarritz France 🇫🇷.
2020 – Entrance at the Hôtel du Palais on Avenue de l’Impératrice in Biarritz
The Hôtel du Palais (originally the Villa Eugénie) is a hotel located beside the Atlantic beach in the resort town of Biarritz, on the Côte Basque in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
It was originally built for the Empress Eugénie around 1855 as a summer villa. It was due to the visits of the imperial couple that the village of Biarritz developed into a fashionable resort. In 1880, the villa was sold and converted into a hotel casino. It was devastated by fire in 1903, but was lavishly rebuilt and enlarged within the original walls.
For many years the hotel attracted the international elite, including members of the European royalty such as King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, who paid several extended visits. Although the hotel later fell into disrepair, and closed for a period in the 1950s, it has since been refurbished and is again a luxury hotel. The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
After World War II, the Hôtel du Palais was forced to close for a period in the 1950s. It took a campaign by the mayor to obtain funding to refurbish and reopen the building, under the slogan “No Palace, No Millionaires”. Guests have included Coco Chanel, Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra. The façades and roofs of the hotel were listed as historical monuments on 24 December 1993. Once isolated, the hotel is now at the heart of the modern town of Biarritz, accessible from the lower end of the main shopping street through great wrought-iron gates that encircle the property.
As of 2012, the hotel had 124 rooms and 30 suites decorated in period style. The hotel includes excellent restaurants, a bar and a pool. The decor is still reminiscent of the hotel’s past as an aristocratic gathering place, and prices are high. The hotel is set among historic grounds, reached by a grand driveway.
During the Corona pandemie in 2020, the Hotel was mainly closed for a huge renovation.
More information at en.wikipedia.org and hyatt.com.
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