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Hôtel Barrière Le Royal La Baule
La Baule-Escoublac, France · Groupe Barrière · Core Luxury
This neo-Romanesque pile began in 1895 as the Institut Verneuil, a seaside treatment house for well-off children, and became the Hôtel Royal in 1902. La Baule's first casino was set up inside it, and wings were added around 1920. Chantal Peyrat's 87 rooms take their beige-and-blue palette from the Guérande salt marshes, and the Atlantic-facing house is now Barrière's thalasso flagship, with the ORA Longevity Center opening onto the bay.
- 87 rooms
- Opened 1902
- Neighborhood: Grande Plage
- Rooms from 215 sq ft (20 m²)
About Hôtel Barrière Le Royal La Baule
- Paris lawyer André Pavie and Hippolyte Pallu opened the 1895 building as the Institut Verneuil, a marine treatment centre for children of wealthy families.
- The 1902 hotel conversion was by La Baule architect Georges Lafont and Paris architect Georges-Félix Richter.
- A bust of François André by sculptor Jean Fréour marks the park entrance on the sea boulevard.
- Entry-level rooms start at 215 sq ft (20 m²).
History
Paris lawyer André Pavie and Hippolyte Pallu opened this neo-Romanesque pile in 1895 as the Institut Verneuil, a marine treatment house for children of wealthy families, facing La Baule's bay. In 1902 architects Georges Lafont of La Baule and Georges-Félix Richter of Paris turned it into the Hôtel Royal. The town's first casino was set up inside. Wings went on around 1920.
Chantal Peyrat later dressed the 87 rooms in beige and blue taken from the Guérande salt marshes. A bust of François André by Jean Fréour marks the park entrance on the sea boulevard. Barrière runs it now as a thalasso house, the ORA Longevity Center opening onto the Atlantic.
The 1895 seaside clinic is still the building you sleep in, a Belle Epoque treatment house that learned to be a hotel in 1902 and never left the sand.
Restaurants and bars
- La Brasserie du Royal — Restaurant · French
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hammam
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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