Hotel Lancaster

( 4 stars , Paris , France )

HOTELYEAR BUILT 1889 YEAR REMODELED 2005ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION KEY SELLING POINTS THE PRIVATE HOUSE ATMOSPHERE THE SOPHISTICATED SERVICE THER PERSONAL SERVICE THE ANTIQUES THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL THE CENTRAL COURTYARD GARDEN LOCATION JUST OFF THE CHAMPS ELYSEES THE ART WORK THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION SINCE IT OPENED IN 1930/ THE HOTEL HAS HAD JUST 4 OPERATORS/ THE LEGENDARY HOTELIER EMILE WOLF/ THE SAVOY GROUP/ AND GRACE LEO ANDRIEU AND NOW HOSPES HOTELS. FITTINGLY/ WHEN GRACE LEO ANDRIEU RESTORED THE HOTEL IN 1996/ SHE/ LIKE EMILE WOLF 65 YEARS PREVIOUSLY/ PERSONALLY OVERSAW EVERY DETAIL OF THE WORKS/ INCLUDING THE RESTORATIONG OF MUCH OF THE HOTELS EXTENSICE COLLECTION OF PICTURES AND ANTIQUES. WORKS OF ART AND FINE PIECES PURCHASED BY EMILE WOLF IN THE 1930S ARE SEAMLESSLY COMBINED WITH THE WORKS OF CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND BRIEFED CONTEMPORARY ATRISANS. THE FEELING IS THAT OF THE PRIVATE HOME OF A CONNOISSEUR/ WITH PAIN STAKING ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND TASTE APPARENT IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE HOTELS REFURBISHMENT/ FROM THE BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED MARBLE STAIRCASE PATINATED BY A CENTURY OF USE/ TO CONETEMPORARY SANDBLASTED WHITE OAK PANELLING IN THE NEW RECEPTION SET OFF BY THE STAINED IROKO ARCHITRAVING AND SKIRTING BOARDS. COMTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS ARE INTEGRATED WITH SUCH FINESSE THAT ONE IS CONCIOUS OF ONLY THE COMFORT/ QUALITY/ AND ELEGANCE OF THE WHOLE. GRACE LEO ANDRIEUS EXACTING ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS EVEIDENT EVERY WHERE FROM THE POSTS OF FRESH FLOWERS IN EACH BEDROOM/ CONTEMPOREL / THE HOTELS OWN LINE OF SCENT AND THE HAND CAST BRONZE ROOM NUMBER PLAQUES. BEAUTIFUL FABRICS ABOUND THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL CAREFULLY CHOSEN TOILES DE JOUY/ DAMASSE AND INDIENNE.