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Groupe Barrière hotels
Grand French resort hotels keep the evening going with casinos, restaurants, sport and live shows.
Barrière brings together the pleasures of a French resort stay: grand hotels, restaurants, casinos, sport, and evenings of entertainment. François André began the family company in Deauville in 1912, and that seaside tradition still informs a collection that has passed through four generations.
21 Groupe Barrière hotels in 5 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas, each placed on the six LHA Tiers.
- Owned by the Desseigne-Barrière family
- Worldwide: 20 hotels on four continents, 33 casinos, 1 gaming club, 16 spas, 12 performance venues, and nearly 200 restaurants, with approximately 7,000 employees
- On the atlas: 2 Grand Luxury, 9 High Luxury, 9 Core Luxury, 1 Near Luxury
History
François André brought hotels, casinos, restaurants, sport, and entertainment together in Deauville in 1912. The idea grew through France’s seaside resorts, with Fouquet’s on the Champs-Élysées adding a Parisian chapter after its acquisition in 1998. Later Fouquet’s hotels extended the name beyond the original brasserie, while the fourth generation returned the wider group to complete family ownership in 2023.
Timeline
- 1899 — Louis Fouquet opens his brasserie at 99 avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, the establishment that will eventually become the symbolic heart of the Barrière empire
- 1912 — François André partners with Eugène Cornuché to develop hospitality in Deauville; Cornuché rebuilds the Deauville casino and begins Hôtel Normandy, the founding year of what becomes Groupe Barrière
- 1918 — François André establishes a gaming circle on the rue Haussmann in Paris, expanding into the capital.
- 1923 — André acquires the Hôtel Royal and casino in La Baule, replicating the Deauville integrated resort model in the Loire-Atlantique.
- 1926 — Construction of Hôtel Hermitage in La Baule; construction begins on Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes (opens 1926), designed by architect Théo Petit in Art Deco style.
- 1927 — André takes over as managing director of SHCD (Société des Hôtels et Casino de Deauville).
- 1930s — Fouquet's brasserie becomes a cinema institution; Joséphine Baker, Jean Gabin, Gene Kelly, and the international arts world make it a regular haunt.
- 1946 — Cannes Film Festival inaugurated, Le Majestic, adjacent to the Palais des Festivals, becomes the festival's de facto base hotel.
- 1951 — Lucien Barrière, François André's nephew, joins the group as heir and future leader.
- 1957 — Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh film The Vikings at Le Grand Hôtel Dinard; the hotel's 333 bar takes its name from a cocktail the cast invented
- 1961 — Lucien Barrière becomes François André's sole legal heir; expands the portfolio into Trouville, Dinard, Saint-Malo, Royan, and Enghien-les-Bains.
- 1965 — Two floors added to Le Majestic Cannes, bringing it closer to its current form.
- 1980 — SHCLB (Société Hôtelière de la Chaîne Lucien Barrière) founded to manage the La Baule hotels and casinos.
- 1987 — Lucien Barrière leads the introduction of slot machines in France.
- 1990 — Brasserie Fouquet's Paris listed as a Historic Monument by the French Ministry of Culture; Diane Barrière-Desseigne succeeds her father Lucien and launches major renovation programmes
- 1998 — SHCD acquires Fouquet's restaurant and brand, the defining acquisition that makes Fouquet's a hotel and restaurant empire rather than a single brasserie
- 2001 — Diane Barrière-Desseigne passes away; Dominique Desseigne assumes full leadership of the group.
- 2003 — First international casino opens, Casino Barrière de Montreux, Switzerland (becomes Switzerland's top casino by gross gaming revenue by 2008).
- 2004 — Desseigne-Barrière family, Accor, and Colony Capital create Groupe Lucien Barrière, merging SHCD, SHCLB, and Accor Casinos into the modern group structure.
- 2006 — Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière Paris opens, the historic brasserie becomes the centrepiece of a palace hotel built across six acquired buildings on the Champs-Élysées.
- 2009 — Colony Capital sells its stake to Accor, giving Accor a 49% equity position in Groupe Lucien Barrière.
- 2010 — Hôtel Barrière Lille opens; Le Majestic Cannes's originally planned western wing is finally completed, cut by architect Théo Petit's ribbon 84 years after ground broke, attended by Kristin Scott Thomas and Eva Longoria.
- 2011 — Resort Barrière Ribeauvillé opens in Alsace, the group's first integrated hotel-balneotherapy complex on the wine route.
- 2016 — Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges opens in Courchevel 1850, the group's first mountain property; Le Carl Gustaf St Barth acquired.
- 2019 — Brasserie Fouquet's Paris severely damaged during the gilets jaunes protests in March; reopens for Bastille Day 14 July 2019
- 2020 — Hôtel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf St Barth reopens after a complete four-year renovation, first Barrière property in the Caribbean
- 2022 — Hotel Barrière Fouquet's New York opens in Tribeca, Barrière's US debut, with 97 rooms by Martin Brudnizki
- 2023 — Alexandre Barrière and Joy Desseigne-Barrière assume co-chairmanship, completing buyout of the Fimalac stake; Grégory Rabuel appointed CEO, full return to family ownership
- 2024 — Barrière acquires a majority stake in Loulou Group (high-end restaurant operator with venues in Paris and on the Côte d'Azur), September 2024 (Groupe Barrière); Loulou Courchevel opens in Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges in December.
- 2025 — Maison Barrière Vendôme opens in Paris (26-room boutique between Place Vendôme and the Tuileries); Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges rebrands as Fouquet's Courchevel; Hôtel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf rebrands as Fouquet's Saint-Barth.
- 2025 — Barrière Hotels rebrands as Barrière Collection (December 2025), reorganising the portfolio into Signature, Heritage, Address, and Premium tiers
- 2026 — Fouquet's Paris receives the French Ministry of Tourism's Palace distinction, joining the 33 most prestigious hotels in France; Fouquet's Courchevel also awarded Palace
- 2026 — Fouquet's Mykonos opens 27 June 2026 at Paraga Beach, 61 suites plus three private villas, Barrière's first property in Greece
The houses to know
- Fouquet's Paris, Paris, France — The brasserie-palace at the heart of French cultural life since 1899, now holding France's Palace distinction.
- Hotel Barrière Fouquet's New York, New York City, United States — Barrière's first US property: French Art Deco sensibility in a Tribeca industrial brick building, with Two MICHELIN Keys.
- Maison Barrière Vendôme, Paris, France — Inaugural Address Collection property: 26 intimate rooms between Place Vendôme and the Tuileries, each named for an inspiring woman.
- Hôtel Barrière Le Castel Marie-Louise, La Baule-Escoublac, France — The hotel is in La Baule-Escoublac, France.
- Hôtel Barrière Fouquet's Saint-Barth, Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy — Fouquet’s brings its Parisian dining lineage to an intimate hotel in Gustavia.
- Hôtel Barrière L'Hermitage La Baule, La Baule-Escoublac, France — François André’s 1926 hotel faces La Baule’s Grande Plage, carrying the collection’s Atlantic resort tradition.
- Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d'Albion Cannes, Cannes, France — The hotel is in Cannes, France.
- Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes, Cannes, France — Art Deco palace on the Croisette, the film festival's unofficial base since 1946.
- Le Naoura Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco — The hotel is in Marrakech, Morocco.
- Hôtel Barrière Le Westminster, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France — Art Deco seaside institution celebrating its centennial in 2024.
Newest openings
- Maison Barrière Vendôme — Paris, France — opened 2025 — The first property in the new Address Collection tier; 26 rooms housed between Place Vendôme and the Tuileries (17 rue Mont Thabor, 1st arrondissement); each room named after an inspiring woman from Nina Simone to Simone de Beauvoir; sculptures, hand-painted walls, and a bar celebrating Frida Kahlo; spa beneath the historic vaults opened January 2026. Rates from €548/night. (MICHELIN Guide; Forbes)
- Fouquet's Courchevel (rebranded from Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges) — Courchevel, France — rebranded 2024–2025 — The 42-room-and-suite alpine Palace hotel on the Bellecôte slope in Courchevel 1850 has joined the Signature Collection as the third Fouquet's address; now carries France's Palace distinction (2026); the December 2024 opening of Loulou Courchevel restaurant added a Riviera-inspired dining concept in Savoyard surroundings. (Hôtels Barrière; Travel Market Report)
- Fouquet's Saint-Barth (rebranded from Hôtel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf) — Saint-Barthélemy, French Caribbean — rebranded 2025–2026 — The fourth Fouquet's Signature address; 21 rooms, suites, and bungalows perched above Gustavia harbour with panoramic views; the only hotel on the island with harbour panoramas; Beefbar occupies the first floor. (Observer; Galerie Magazine)
- Fouquet's Mykonos — Mykonos, Greece — opened 27 June 2026 — The fifth Fouquet's Signature address and Barrière's first property in Greece; 61 suites and three private villas (600–1,000 m²) at Paraga Beach on the island's southern coast; beach club, restaurant, bar, spa with an indoor pool carved into the rock; developed with Yoda Group.
Opening next
- Maison Barrière Príncipe Real — Lisbon, Portugal — expected 2026 — Confirmed second Address Collection property, following Maison Barrière Vendôme; located in Lisbon's Príncipe Real neighbourhood. Status: confirmed. (Travel Market Report; Hospitalitynet)
- Continued Fouquet's international expansion — Locations not yet announced — ongoing — Alexandre Barrière and Joy Desseigne-Barrière have stated the Fouquet's brand is Barrière's primary international development vehicle; the Mykonos opening in June 2026 confirms the Mediterranean expansion trajectory. Future pipeline targets have not yet been named publicly.
Every Groupe Barrière hotel on the atlas
France
- Fouquet's Paris — Paris · Grand Luxury
- Fouquet's Courchevel — Courchevel · High Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière L'Hermitage La Baule — La Baule-Escoublac · High Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Castel Marie-Louise — La Baule-Escoublac · High Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d'Albion Cannes — Cannes · High Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes — Cannes · High Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Westminster — Le Touquet-Paris-Plage · High Luxury
- Maison Barrière Vendôme — Paris · High Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière L'Hôtel du Golf Deauville — Deauville · Core Luxury
- Hotel Barrière Le Grand Hôtel Dinard — Dinard · Core Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy Deauville — Deauville · Core Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Royal Deauville — Deauville · Core Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Le Royal La Baule — La Baule-Escoublac · Core Luxury
- Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges — Courchevel · Core Luxury
- Resort Barrière Lille — Lille · Core Luxury
- Resort Barrière Ribeauvillé — Ribeauvillé · Core Luxury
- Le Grand Hôtel Enghien-les-Bains — Enghien-les-Bains · Near Luxury
Greece
- Fouquet's Mykonos — Mykonos · Core Luxury
Morocco
- Le Naoura Marrakech — Marrakech · High Luxury
Saint Barthélemy
- Hôtel Barrière Fouquet's Saint-Barth — Gustavia · High Luxury
United States
- Hotel Barrière Fouquet's New York — New York City · Grand Luxury
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