Hotel The Westin Paris - Vendome, 3 Rue de Castiglione, F-75001 Paris, France.
The hotel is located between the Tuileries Garden and Place Vendôme.
The Tuileries Garden (French: Jardin des Tuileries) is a former garden of a royal residence in Paris. The garden runs from the Museum Louvre in the east to the Place de la Concorde in the west. In the south the garden is bounded by the right bank of river seine and in the north by the Rue de Rivoli. This park has been created by the French queen Catherine de Medici, coming from Italy, in the style of the Italian renaissance und remodelled under Louis XIV from the landscape architect André de Nôtre. in French style. In the beginning of the 21st century, French landscape architects Pascal Cribier and Louis Benech have been working to restore some of the early features of the garden André Le Nôtre.
The Place Vendôme is one the five royal squares in Paris. This square is located in the 1st arrondissement to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine and the square is the starting point of the Rue de la Pais. This square has been designed by the architect Jules Hardouin-Masart. Napoleon erected the original column, modelled after Trajan's Column, to celebrate the victory of Austerlitz; its veneer of 425 spiraling bas-relief bronze plates were made out of cannon taken from the combined armies of Europe. The Place Vendôme has been renown for its fashionable and deluxe hotels - The Ritz, the Park Hyatt Vendôme, and the Bristol, which Edward VII preferred, now called the "Vendôme".
The elegant and luxurious hotel The Westin Paris - Vendome is situated right in the heart of Paris in the 1st arrondissement on the corner of Rue de Rivoli and Rue de Castiglione with stunning views of the magnificent Tuileries Gardens and close to many important historic and cultural attractions as well as the Place Vendôme, Place de la Concorde, and Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré with its exclusive and elegant shops and boutiques.
The Westin Hotel Paris is truly a historical treasure, dating from France's second Empire. The site of the hotel was originally a Capuchin monastery in the 1600s, and in fact, the hotel's main entrance is on the very site of the monastery's refectory. The building remained a monastery until the Revolution and in 1792, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette spent some of the last days of their lives there.The Westin Paris - Vendome occupied a historic landmark building and it combines traditional Parisian style with a contemporary dsign. The hotel, opened in april 1878, was designed by Charles Garnier's nephew Henri Blondel and was intended to be the most luxurious hotel in Paris at the time.
The Westin Hotel Paris offers 440 luxurious, completely remodelled guestrooms and suites. All accommodations, many with superb views of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Tuileries Gardens, have been redecorated in a style that evokes a feeling of staying in a comfortable Parisian private apartment.
"le First, restaurant boudoir paris" is decorated in a contemporary style with chic baroque touches and guests enjoy a modern interpretation of traditional brasserie cuisine and warm and inviting "Bar Tuileries at The Westin Paris - Vendôme" serves a creative selection of refreshing cocktails, tasty meals and quick snacks.
The Spa at Rue de Castiglione introduces a Parisian interpretation of the Six Senses urban sanctuary. Perfectly integrated into its surroundings, the design draws on such elements as the Parisian sky line and Tuileries gardens and the natural and organic forms of Six Senses.
The Westin Hotel Paris features 13 of the city's most spectacular and historic meeting rooms. Perfect for grand-scale balls and other black-tie events, from haute couture fashion shows to intimate dinners for up to 2000 people.
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