The Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile is a
skyscraper
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hotel located near the Porte Maillot in the
17th arrondissement of
Paris
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,
France
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. The 995-room hotel was built in 1974 as the Hôtel Concorde La Fayette, and is the second largest in Paris after the Le Méridien Étoile. The hotel is part of the
Palais des Congrès, one of the city's
convention center
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s. It is the
third-tallest building in the city of Paris (which does not contain the
La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France's Paris metropolitan area, west of the city limits. It is located in Île-de-France region's Departments of France, department of Hauts-de-Seine in the Communes of France, communes of Courbe ...
business district). A spire of 53 metres stands on its roof.
History
The hotel's location was formerly a free space, hosting
amusement park
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s 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
*
Skyscraper
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*
List of tallest structures in Paris
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References
External links
Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile official website Palais des Congrès de Paris official website
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Hotels in Paris
Skyscrapers in Paris
Hotel buildings completed in 1974
Hotels established in 1974
Skyscraper hotels in France
Buildings and structures in the 17th arrondissement of Paris
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts
1974 establishments in France