Prince Roland Bonaparte built his private mansion on the Avenue d'Iéna in 1896, commissioning a Beaux-Arts hôtel particulier of such imperial ambition — carved limestone caryatids, wrought-iron gates, a street facade of near-theatrical symmetry — that converting it into the Shangri-La Hotel Paris a century later demanded exceptional restraint. The property underwent a three-year, €250 million renovation completed in 2010, with Pierre-Yves Rochon leading the interiors across 100 rooms and suites spread over six floors. Rochon's approach keeps close to the building's Napoleonic bloodline — Roland was the Emperor's grandnephew — threading that lineage through lacquered Empire-style furniture with gilt-bronze mounts, deep-pile Savonnerie-style carpets, and rooms that alternate between powder-blue damask and warm blush panelling depending on aspect and floor. The bar, visible in the images, deploys dark mahogany millwork, lion's-head brass hardware, and trailing greenery against gold-striped walls beneath a branched gilt chandelier — a room that feels more like a botanist's private library than a hotel cocktail lounge. The pool level is the most quietly radical space: limestone colonnades frame a mosaic-tiled basin whose trompe-l'oeil sky ceiling and full-height garden windows dissolve any sense of subterranean enclosure, the whole room carrying the atmosphere of a Roman bath transplanted to the 16th arrondissement.

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Palace located in the very chic 16th arrondissement, Shangri-La Paris inspires and attracts in a warm and delicate atmosphere, between the art of Asian hospitality and the French art de vivre. Former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, this French architectural jewel registered to the Monuments Historiques offers 100 rooms and suites, most of which offer breathtaking and unique views of the Eiffel Tower and the great Parisian monuments. The hotel has two exceptional restaurants: La Bauhinia, which offers a asian fusion cuisine, and Shang Palace, the only Chinese restaurant in France to be awarded a Michelin star. His bar is the meeting place of Parisians. Its four historic reception rooms provide a majestic setting for the most prestigious events. Finally, Chi, Le Spa invites guests to relax and serenity with its sublime swimming pool bathed in natural light and signature treatments.