Luxury stay at Chateau de Versailles
Posted: Fri 17 Dec, 2010 11:44 AM
Chateau de Versailles is set to refurbish and develop one of its satellite buildings into a 23-bedroom luxury hotel.
Jean-Jacques Aillagon, president, Chateau de Versailles, was quoted by TTR Weekly as having said that the Hotel du Grand Controle, the traditional home of the chateau s treasurers, is to be converted into a luxury hotel. The new lavish establishment will open its doors to the public in late 2011. The renovation work will be done by Belgian company Ivy International SA, who will also shoulder the estimated renovation cost of US$7.3-million.
The transformation of the palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is part of an initiative to repurpose historic buildings to avoid them falling to ruin.
