Le Bristol Paris
1923 — Entrepreneur Hippolyte Jammet acquires the magnificent residence of Count Jules de Castellane on the Faubourg Saint-Honoré. His ambition? To create the most luxurious hotel in Paris. He names it Le Bristol Paris, in homage to Frederick Hervey, the fourth Earl of Bristol, an 18th-century traveller renowned for his passion for luxury. The hotel opens its doors in April 1925. Paris is then in the midst of a great celebration, attracting some of the world’s most distinguished names in the arts, culture and fashion. In June 1945, Le Bristol Paris becomes the headquarters of the United States Embassy and a residence for Americans living in Paris. In the years that follow, Hollywood stars such as Kim Novak, Rita Hayworth and Charlie Chaplin stay at the hotel.
Its signature
On the sixth floor, suspended between sky and earth, the exceptional swimming pool was designed to resemble the bow of an old sailing yacht by the architect of Aristotle Onassis’s yacht. Overlooking the rooftops of Paris, it offers a striking view of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
The address
Located at 112 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, in the former 18th-century Hôtel de Castellane, Le Bristol Paris was first expanded in the early 1980s on the site of a former convent, adding a 1,200 sqm landscaped garden. In 2007, the acquisition of the adjacent building on Avenue Matignon allowed the hotel to add a further 21 rooms and 5 suites.
