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Hôtel Barrière Le Westminster
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France · Groupe Barrière · High Luxury
Hôtel Barrière Le Westminster has anchored Le Touquet-Paris-Plage on France's Opal Coast since 1924, an Art Deco seaside institution redesigned by Bruno Borrione in Prussian blue and Basque red harmonics across 104 rooms and suites. The property counts 104 guest rooms.
- 104 rooms
- Opened 1924
- Neighborhood: Centre-ville
- Rooms from 248 sq ft (23 m²)
- Architect: Auguste Bluysen; Raoul Jourde
- Interiors: Bruno Borrione
About Hôtel Barrière Le Westminster
- After closing on 1 December 2019 for a full renovation led by designer Bruno Borrione, it reopened on 25 September 2020 as a five-star hotel - the only five-star on the Cote d'Opale - with 104 rooms and suites and the Michelin-starred.
- A stone’s throw from Le Touquet’s pristine beaches, Le Westminster is the epitome of understated luxury and 1920s charm, where guests are treated to a Michelin-starred restaurant and Nuxe Spa complete with indoor pool.
- The Hotel Westminster in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage was built on the site of a former 'casino de la Foret', its west wing inaugurated in 1924 to designs by architect Auguste Bluysen and constructed by the Belgian firm Monnoyer.
- Named in honour of the Duchess of Westminster, the Art Deco 'grand hotel' became a fashionable retreat for British and European elites, drawing guests such as the Prince of Wales, Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf and the Aga Khan; Sean Connery is said.
- Entry-level rooms start at 248 sq ft (23 m²).
History
The Hotel Westminster in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage was built on the site of a former 'casino de la Foret', its west wing inaugurated in 1924 to designs by architect Auguste Bluysen and constructed by the Belgian firm Monnoyer. An east wing followed in 1926 by architect Raoul Jourde, expanding capacity from around 110 to 250 rooms. Named in honour of the Duchess of Westminster, the Art Deco 'grand hotel' became a fashionable retreat for British and European elites, drawing guests such as the Prince of Wales, Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf and the Aga Khan; Sean Connery is said to have signed his first James Bond contract here.
Damaged by bombing in 1944, the hotel reopened in 1946, and part of the west wing was converted to apartments in 1986. The Barriere group, which had once owned the hotel, sold it in 1972 before repurchasing it in May 2016. After closing on 1 December 2019 for a full renovation led by designer Bruno Borrione, it reopened on 25 September 2020 as a five-star hotel - the only five-star on the Cote d'Opale - with 104 rooms and suites and the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Pavillon.
The setting
15-minute walk to Le Touquet Beach. 9 km from A16 autoroute.
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