Despite being a global chain hotel brand, I was immediately struck by how unique this property feels. But you won’t be spending much time here, as the action happens in the grand salon.ĭuring my recent trip to Paris, I stayed at the Hilton Paris Opera hotel for three nights. With few heritage elements left to preserve, the sense of place is woven in with custom etchings of iconic Paris scenes hung behind each bed. Here it incorporates warm accent colors and textiles. The style in each of the rooms breaks with the traditional stark-white modern codes of most business hotels. Fortunately, the bar takes pride of place among them, making it the ideal spot to start your stay with a cocktail or glass of wine. Among the restored, original elements, the most awe-inspiring are the Corinthian columns, chandeliers, balustrades, hand-painted frescoes, and marble and mosaic tiling.

Formerly the Grand Hotel Terminus and the Concorde Opéra Paris, the property’s landmark status-with its Haussmannian facade and elegant public spaces-demanded it be painstakingly preserved. After a $50 million design overhaul, the 125-year-old hotel, made for the 1889 World’s Fair, has been revived to its 19th-century splendor with a contemporary twist. Hilton’s reentry into the heart of Paris is nothing short of majestic.

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