Formerly known as the Hôtel Concorde La Fayette, the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile is a
skyscraper hotel located near the Porte Maillot in the
17th arrondissement
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of
Paris
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. The 995-room hotel is the second largest in Paris after the Le Méridien Étoile, and is part of the
Palais des Congrès, one of the city's
convention centers. It is the
third-tallest building in the city of Paris (which does not contain the
La Défense business district). A spire of 53 metres stands on its roof.
History
The hotel's location was formerly a free space, hosting
amusement parks during the summer. After
World War II
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, temporary buildings were quickly built there in order to host some services from French ministries. In 1960, facing the international boom in tourist and congress activities, the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie and the Tourism Committee decided to build a convention centre on the site. The selected architects were Henri Guibout, Serge Maloletenkov and Yves Betin. During that study, it was decided to build a large luxury hotel adjacent to the centre. The hotel opened in 1974 as the Hôtel Concorde La Fayette.
It was sold in 2013 by Starwood Capital to Constellation Hotel Holdings (a division of Qatar Holdings) and became the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile on 23 April, 2013.
Characteristics
* 137 metres high, 190 metres with its antenna
* 995 rooms and suites on 34 floors
* Mayo Restaurant
* A Windo Skybar panoramic bar on the 34th floor
* 35 reception rooms totalling 2,800 m2 of meeting space
* The Hyatt Catering service, which serves practical and gourmet dining in all areas of the Palais des Congrès
See also
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Skyscraper
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List of tallest structures in Paris
The tallest structure in the City of Paris and the Île-de-France remains the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement, 300 meters high ''(or 330 m including the broadcasting antenna at its top)'', completed in 1889 as the gateway to the 1889 Pari ...
References
External links
Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile official website Palais des Congrès de Paris official website
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