George V
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Origin
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Opening of the Hotel
In 1928 Joel Hillman built the Hotel George V for 31 million $, a significant amount of money for that time.
Different Owners
19?? the Hotel George V was bought by the Hotelier Francois Dupre.
19?? the Hotel George V was acquired by Forte Hotels.
In January 1996 Forte Hotels were a victim of a hostile takeover by the British Firm Granada which dismantled the firm and paid out the Forte Family (today Rocco Forte Collection).
December 5 1996 the hotel was bought by Prince Al Waleed Al Saud from Saudi Arabia, also major shareholder of apple computers. The price of the transaction was 104 million Dollars.
Special Events
In 2005 took place the Bal de Paris at the Hotel George V. The Bal is organised every year by Michel Soyer and the Duchess Rixa von Oldenburg. One of the guest of honor was the Swiss Lady Nancy Chopard, a well known socialite from Paris photographed every week in the magazine "Point de Vue". Lady Chopard had forgotten to bring Euros with her and all she carried were 50 Swiss Francs, as well as a multi million Dollar Diamond Necklace.
After the party Lady Chopard asked her table neighbor, editor of the "Hotels of the World.com" website, if he could change her Swiss France, so she had Euros to take a Taxi. As he had only Credit Cards on him he accompagnied the Lady to the Concierge Desk for the change.
The Fourseasons Reception Lady asked Lady Chopard if she was Hotel Guest which Lady Chopard denied. "I came to the Bal de Paris ...." In this case we cannot help you .... it is the "Reglementation". After insisting the Fourseasons Reception Employee kindly recommended to the 80 year old Lady in her fancy evening dress ...
The Bureau de Change of the Gare de l´Est .... at the other end of the city of Paris.
External links
- Hotel George V by Hotels of the World.com
- Grand Hotels of the World.com
- Hotel George V by Fourseasons (Hotel Page insite the Fourseasons Hotel Chain)
- Bal de Paris.com
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