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Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton
La Seyne-sur-Mer, France · Curio Collection · Core Luxury
Marius Michel, a French engineer who spent two decades building lighthouses for the Ottoman Empire and earned the honorary title 'Pacha' along with a fortune, built this hotel in 1888 to crown the seaside resort he spent a decade assembling at Les Sablettes near Toulon. It thrived through the Belle Epoque, served as a German headquarters during World War II, which is credited with sparing it from wartime damage, then closed in 1967 and sat empty for fifty years before the Lelièvre family restored it, reopening in 2017 under Curio Collection by Hilton.
- 75 rooms
- Opened 1888
- Neighborhood: Les Sablettes
- Rooms from 215 sq ft (20 m²)
About Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton
- He opened a casino at Les Sablettes in 1887. The hotel followed in 1888 on land he began buying in 1879.
- Closed 1967, a convalescent home from 1987, then empty until the Lelievre family reopened it in 2017 as Curio.
History
Marius Michel, known as Michel Pacha, was a French engineer who ran the Ottoman Empire's lighthouse authority for two decades, earning wealth and the honorary title of 'Pacha.' From 1879 he acquired roughly 80 hectares of land at Les Sablettes and Tamaris near Toulon to build a seaside resort, opening a casino in 1887 and the Grand Hotel in 1888; French Wikipedia dates the neoclassical building to the same year. The hotel prospered through the Belle Epoque, served as a German headquarters during World War II (a role credited with sparing it from wartime destruction), then closed as a hotel in 1967 and spent time as a convalescent home starting in 1987 before falling dormant again. The Lelièvre family restored it, reopening in 2017 as Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton.
The setting
At Les Sablettes near Toulon, La Seyne-sur-Mer. This is Michel Pacha's 1888 grand hotel, not a Marseille Vieux-Port tower.
Restaurants and bars
- L’Horizon — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hammam
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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