Lotti

How the Stage was Set HISTORY IN BRIEF 1910: The hotel opened for business. 1984: Jolly Hotels acquired The Lotti. HISTORY IN DETAIL 1910: The brainchild of a certain Mr Lotti, the hotel was inaugurated. Lotti had been maître d’hotel at the nearby Continental Hotel (today the Inter-Continental) and now started his own operation, bringing together two older hotels, The Liverpool and The Dominici. The project was funded by the Duke of Westminster. The hotel was located in an old Jacobin convent that extended from rue Saint Honoré to the Tuileries. It had 123 rooms. 1910-20: In those early years, the hotel’s most famous guest was the Duke of Westminster. It became popular with aristocrats and bourgeois, who affectionately dubbed it ‘the smallest of grand hotels.’ 1984: The hotel was bought by Italy’s premier hotel group, Jolly. 2004: A major renovation programme was carried out, adding a new wing of 44 guest rooms, as well as conference and banqueting facilities.

The hotel has long enjoyed a star-studded guest list, including: From the World of Politics Aga Khan Prince Albert of Monaco Princess Paola of Belgium Winston Churchill Robert Kennedy Richard Nixon From the World of Entertainment Paul McCartney Paul Newman Jane Fonda David Niven Kirk Douglas Jane Birken