The 150-plus-year-old Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo has quite the
pedigree. It’s hosted everyone from the Rockefellers to Rothschilds — as well
as Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace’s wedding dinner.
In 2014, the palace (which billionaire François Blanc initially envisioned in 1864 as
“a hotel that surpasses everything that has been created until now”) embarked
on a €600 million, four-year renovation led by French
architect Richard Martinet (also behind The Peninsula Paris).
The modernized hotel
emerged with an open-air,
tree-lined courtyard of haute joailleries (like
Graff and Harry Winston), two royal-themed
rooftop villas (Jacuzzi tubs
included), a second Alain Ducasse eatery and a star-stylist-branded salon that
offers private yacht service — a first for the principality.
The 150-plus-year-old Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo has quite the
pedigree. It’s hosted everyone from the Rockefellers to Rothschilds — as well
as Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace’s wedding dinner.
In 2014, the palace ...