Monsieur George has officially reopened this week in Paris following a COVID-19 pause in operation after a soft launch earlier this year. The lavish property is the fifth hotel in the distinctive Les Hotels Monsieur collection which comprises Monsieur Cadet, Monsieur Helder, Monsieur Saintonge and Monsieur Aristide, strategically located throughout the City of Light.
The new hotel offers a calm, refreshing shelter from the hustle and bustle of the busy Champs-Élysées. Shining like a precious jewel within the crown of modern hospitality, Monsieur George features 46 rooms and three suites set in Haussmann-style architecture, providing travellers with all the style and elegance befitting its historic location.
Located on Rue Washington, Monsieur George acknowledges the first President of the United States – George Washington – and is located on the street named in his honour, reflecting a degree of the character, charm and personality of this great man.
Designer Anouska Hempel was given the task of creating Monsieur George as a timeless yet modern hotel, bar and restaurant, offering a “family home” atmosphere within the busy milieu of Paris’s 8th arrondissement.
Hempel’s style reflects the modernity she has absorbed throughout her travels around the world. As a lady, a couturier, a businesswoman, designer and world adventurer, she plunges heart and soul into her passion for architecture and interior design, now second nature in her work.
She designed Blakes Hotel in London, where she pioneered the boutique hotel concept and to this day, Blakes is still the singular benchmark for this style of hotel. She then created the Hempel Hotel, which features the hallmarks of her minimalist design – again, a first of its kind in London. Both of these hotels remain celebrated for their unique styles.Anouska Hempel went on to design the flagship Louis Vuitton store in Paris, the breath-taking Duxton Six Senses in Singapore, Blakes Amsterdam, Grosvenor House Suites on London’s Park Lane and more recently, The Franklin Hotel in Knightsbridge. Her magic touch can be found in homes, hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, yachts and garden landscapes across the world, attracting an international following of pop stars, actors, heads of state and royalty.
A new chapter thus begins with her signature design in Monsieur George, a brand-new address in which she has been able to express her vivid imagination, revealing fresh, sparkling dimensions of her impressive design talent.
Her imagination draws on inspiration from far beyond the shores of England. She designed Monsieur George as a reflection of her recent work in Turkey where she renovated a palace on the Bosphorus, and also from her work on her hotel in Rabat. Combining a variety of genres, Anouska has employed all of her experience, talents, and skills in the design of this amazing hotel, creating a new Blakes in Paris.
With classic dormer windows, the rooms are all carefully designed as beautiful retreats set across six floors. Each floor has its own style, and each room its own unique ambience and charm. Well-designed, simple and warm, each is an elegant space designed to please the many tastes and needs of the cosmopolitan traveller.
Room options include Classic, Executive and Deluxe, with options available for Connecting Rooms. For guests seeking additional space, there are the Junior Suite, the Franklin Suite and the duplex Garden Suite. Learn more here.
Guests will also find the Galanga restaurant attached to the hotel lobby. Hidden at the corner of the kitchen is a door which leads to a glass staircase to the basement where Mr George’s Cellar is located, an intimate space for up to eight guests.
Learn more about Monsieur George and its facilities at https://www.monsieurgeorge.com/index.php
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