Négresco hotel

The Hôtel Négresco is prestigious and luxurious “a de luxe hotel - art gallery permanent” founded in 1912 by Henri Négresco, style Baroque Belle time on the Promenade of the English of Nice vis-a-vis the Baie of the Angels of the the Mediterranean on the road of the seaside of the Riviera. It is property of the couple Paul and Jeanne Augier since 1957 (one of the rare de luxe hotels deprived in the world) and classified Historic building since 2003.

Geography

The Négresco Hotel is located in the middle of the Promenade of the English at Nice at the n°37 at 6 km from the Aéroport of Nice and 1 km of the Vieux Nice and the Port of Nice

History

Henri Négresco

Henri Négresco, wire of landlord, was born in 1868 with Bucharest in Romania.

In 1883, 15 years old, it leaves its country to go to work with Paris, with Monaco then with Nice where he became the director of the Casino Municipal and famous for its exceptional direction of hospitality. Billionaires, kings and princes of Riviera such that the Famille Rockefeller swear only by him and make its fortune.

In 1912 it makes build the Négresco Hotel by Edouard Niemans, one of best the Architecte S of the moment, to accommodate there its faithful customers of large fortunes of planet.

Jeanne Augier

In 1957 Paul and Jeanne Augier (born Mesnage), Politicking and Business man niçois and his impassioned wife of Art, repurchase the de luxe hotel and a “de luxe hotel of it - permanent art gallery makes”.

Jeanne Augier exposes to it many works of Art a little everywhere in the living rooms, the rooms, the continuations and the corridors. Old works (Hyacinthe Stone, Pierre Mignard, François Butcher, Joseph Siffred Duplessis…) and modern (Yvaral, Raymond Moretti, El Salvador Dalí, Sacha Sosno, Niki de Saint Phalle, Victor Vasarely, Monique Gastaud…)

Characteristics

  • permanent Art gallery.
  • 9 living rooms of 600 people to organize receptions, cocktails…
  • the “ living room Bay of the Angels” with panoramic sight on the the Mediterranean.
  • Restaurant: “ Chantecler ” of the Large chief cook Jean Denis Rieubland (a star with the guide Michelin, 15/20 in Gault-Millau).
  • Bar: “ the Rotunda ” of the chief Jean Denis Rieubland (decoration of wooden horses of horse-gear and Automat S Musician S).
  • Piano bar: “ the Relay ” (English decoration, one of most beautiful of the Riviera)
  • 113 rooms and 24 continuations (déco Style Louis XIII with Modern art, seen panoramic on the the Mediterranean for more the share).
  • Beauty parlor, hairdressing salon, Massage S, Manicurist, room of gymnastics
  • Travel agency, laundry, hiring of cars, limousine S, Helicopter
  • Exchange of currencies, gatekeeper/hunter, private carpark, safe
  • Shops of Luxury (70 windows of Art, mode, jewels, Lancel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Cartier…)
  • private Beach, mattress, parasol, cabin, shower, Water sports, Tennis, Golf in the vicinity.
  • Classified Historic building in 2003.

See too

See also: Road of the seaside (the Maritime Alps)

External bonds

  • Official site of the Hotel Négresco
  • Plan-Nice

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