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Grand Hotel Beauvau Marseille Vieux-Port
Marseille, France · MGallery · Accessible Luxury
Built in 1782 and inaugurated as Marseille's first hotel in 1816, the Grand Hôtel Beauvau checked in George Sand and Frédéric Chopin on April 1, 1839, as the pair made their way home from a difficult winter in Majorca. Original Napoleon III-era woodwork survives inside, paired with Provençal fabrics, and the lounge bar looks straight out over the Vieux Port.
- Opened 1816
- Neighborhood: Marseille 1er Arrondissement
About Grand Hotel Beauvau Marseille Vieux-Port
- Inaugurated in 1816 in a building dating to 1782, it's considered Marseille's first hotel.
- George Sand and Frédéric Chopin stayed here on April 1, 1839, recovering from a harsh Majorcan winter that had badly damaged Chopin's health, on their way back to Sand's estate at Nohant.
- Original woodwork from the Napoleon III era survives throughout the hotel, paired with Provençal fabrics.
- Its lounge bar, Bar Beauvau, looks directly over the Vieux Port and is timed for sunset.
History
The house at 4 rue Beauvau was built in 1782 at the foot of the Canebière, looking onto Marseille's Vieux-Port. In 1816 it opened as a hotel, by the house's own account the first in the city. Original Napoleon III woodwork still runs through the rooms, now paired with Provençal fabrics, and Bar Beauvau takes the sunset over the harbour.
George Sand and Frédéric Chopin checked in on 1 April 1839, halfway through a two-month stop in Marseille on the road home to Nohant. A hard winter in Majorca had wrecked Chopin's health; Dr. François Cauvière treated him here.
That April night is still the story the walls tell: two of Europe's most famous travellers, a sick pianist, and the Old Port below the windows. Guests still sleep in the 1782 pile that learned to be a hotel in 1816.
Restaurants and bars
- 1860 Le Palais — Restaurant · French
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