• The Peninsula Paris hotel opened in 1908 as a hotel, and in 1937 became a government conference centre. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    The Peninsula Paris hotel opened in 1908 as a hotel, and in 1937 became a government conference centre. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • Inside a marble bathroom in one of the rooms at Peninsula Paris. A penthouse suite costs €25,000 a night. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    Inside a marble bathroom in one of the rooms at Peninsula Paris. A penthouse suite costs €25,000 a night. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • The inside swimming pool of the Peninsula Paris has a zen design and features a ceiling-to-floor waterfall. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    The inside swimming pool of the Peninsula Paris has a zen design and features a ceiling-to-floor waterfall. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • The old ballroom of the hotel, where the Vietnam peace talks took place from 1969-1973, has become a sweeping, light-filled breakfast room, tearoom and lobby, above. Fred Dufour / AFP
    The old ballroom of the hotel, where the Vietnam peace talks took place from 1969-1973, has become a sweeping, light-filled breakfast room, tearoom and lobby, above. Fred Dufour / AFP
  • A scaled-down replica of the L’Oiseau Blanc biplane on the terrace of the restaurant and bar L'Oiseau Blanc of the the Peninsula Paris hotel. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    A scaled-down replica of the L’Oiseau Blanc biplane on the terrace of the restaurant and bar L'Oiseau Blanc of the the Peninsula Paris hotel. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • Even the corridor of Peninsula Paris hotel has undergone extensive refurbishment. Fred Dufour / AFP
    Even the corridor of Peninsula Paris hotel has undergone extensive refurbishment. Fred Dufour / AFP
  • The Paris location is the Hong Kong hotel group's first foray in Europe. Christophe Karaba / EPA
    The Paris location is the Hong Kong hotel group's first foray in Europe. Christophe Karaba / EPA
  • The rooftop terrace boasts a 360-degree views over Paris. Fred Dufour / AFP
    The rooftop terrace boasts a 360-degree views over Paris. Fred Dufour / AFP
  • The hotel has a Chinese restaurant called LiLi, aimed at attracting rich Chinese travellers willing to pay as much as €25,000 a night for a penthouse suite. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    The hotel has a Chinese restaurant called LiLi, aimed at attracting rich Chinese travellers willing to pay as much as €25,000 a night for a penthouse suite. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • Clement King Man Kwok, the managing director and chief executive Peninsula Hotels group. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
    Clement King Man Kwok, the managing director and chief executive Peninsula Hotels group. Christian Hartmann / Reuters

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In pictures: Paris hotel reopens after €430 million facelift

Liz Claus

August 03, 2014

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The Peninsula Paris hotel opens its doors anew after four years of refurbishment work costing €430 million, promising royal treatment to well-heeled visitors to the French capital.

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