The Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo is a

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that is located at Place du Casino in

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...

, Monaco. It was opened in 1864 as part of the development of Monaco by the

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. In March 2019, the hotel reopened after undergoing a $280 million renovation, which took more than four years to complete.

Facilities

The hotel has 99 rooms, which are divided into four pricing categories. The restaurants at the hotel consist of ''Le Louis XV'' (

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), ''Le Grill'' (Michelin 1-star), ''Le Bar Americain'', and ''Em Sherif''.

In popular culture

The hotel has been featured in numerous films, including ''

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'' (1936), '' The Red Shoes'' (1948), ''

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'' (2010), ''

'' (2011), and two

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– ''

Never Say Never Again ''Never Say Never Again'' is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel ''Thunderball (novel), Thunderball'' by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Wh ...

'' (1983) and ''

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'' (1995). It appeared in the famous UK sitcom Only Fools and Horses where the illustrious duo had to 'leggit' after they became bankrupt during a stay. It was also portrayed in the 2012 animated film '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''. Artists

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and

Jamie Wyeth James Browning Wyeth (born July 6, 1946) is an American Realism (arts), realist painter, son of Andrew Wyeth, and grandson of N.C. Wyeth. He was raised in Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, and is artistic heir to the Brandywine School traditio ...

had a joint exhibition at the hotel mounted by New York's Coe Kerr Gallery in July 1980. While Warhol was staying at the hotel, he took Polaroid photos of actor

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for his

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portraits. The hotel was a popular shooting location for photographer

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References

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