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Hotel Regina Louvre
Paris, France · Independent · Core Luxury
Hôtel Regina Louvre opened in 1900 for the Paris Universal Exhibition, on the site of the Académie d'Équitation, the royal riding school where Henri III, Henri IV, and Louis XIII trained. It faces 2 Place des Pyramides beside the gilded Joan of Arc, wounded nearby on Rue Saint-Honoré in 1429, with the Louvre five minutes on foot and the Tuileries six. The same Parisian family has run it for four generations, every room restored to its nineteenth-century character on a block it has held for more than a century.
- 99 rooms
- Opened 1900
- Neighborhood: Louvre
- Rooms from 215 sq ft (20 m²)
- Architect: Armand Sibien
- Interiors: Sophie Villpigue
About Hotel Regina Louvre
- Architect Armand Sibien transformed an acquired apartment building into a Second Empire palace in just two years, preserving its arcaded facade while Constant Baverez assembled master artists and cabinet-makers for the interiors.
- The Baverez family has stewarded the hotel for four generations since 1900, and a 2013-2015 restoration spent more than seventeen million euros to refresh rooms without losing nineteenth-century character.
- Facing the Louvre and Tuileries at 2 Place des Pyramides, the Regina served as a filming location for Nikita, Dalida, Red 2, and Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec.
- In 1911 Armand Sibien added buildings on rue des Pyramides, extending the hotel toward rue Saint-Honoré and creating an extravagant Art Nouveau grand dining room documented in period photographs.
- Entry-level rooms start at 215 sq ft (20 m²).
History
Hôtel Regina Louvre opened in 1900 for the Paris Universal Exhibition on the site of the Académie d'Équitation, the royal riding school where Henri III, Henri IV, and Louis XIII trained. Architect Armand Sibien turned an acquired apartment building into a Second Empire palace in two years, keeping the arcaded facade while Constant Baverez assembled artists and cabinet-makers for the interiors. In 1911 Sibien added buildings on rue des Pyramides, stretching the house toward rue Saint-Honoré with an Art Nouveau dining room. The Baverez family has run it for four generations; a 2013-2015 restoration spent more than seventeen million euros on the rooms. It faces the Louvre and the Tuileries at 2 Place des Pyramides.
The setting
Hotel Regina Louvre occupies 2 Place des Pyramides in the 1st arrondissement, on a small square anchored by the gilded equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, who was wounded in combat on the adjacent Rue Saint-Honoré in 1429. The Louvre Museum is five minutes on foot east, the Tuileries Garden six minutes west, and the Musée d'Orsay 11 minutes along the riverfront. This corner of the 1st arrondissement, where Rue de Rivoli meets Place des Pyramides and the Louvre's western wing closes the eastern vista, distills Napoleon's rationalized Paris into a single walkable city block. 5-minute walk to Musée du Louvre.
Restaurants and bars
- Chez Suzy — Restaurant · French, grandma's cooking style
- Bar Anglais — Bar
Experiences
- Spa, hammam and gym — A fitness centre dedicated to well-being and relaxation, including a spa, hammam and gym, inaugurated in 2018.
- Chez Suzy restaurant — Cosy restaurant paying homage to grandma's cooking, with an authentic French menu using local and seasonal ingredients.
- Bar Anglais and restaurant — Iconic English bar and restaurant, renovated in 2023 by interior designer Sophie Villpigue.
Amenities
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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