Shangri-La Paris is located at 10 Avenue d'Iéna in the 16th arrondissement, within minutes of the Champs-Élysées and Avenue Montaigne, and occupies the mansion built in 1896 for Prince Roland Bonaparte, grand-nephew of Napoleon I, who had bought land in Chaillot in 1891 to house his scientific collections and library. Developed and operated by Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, the property is the group's first hotel in Europe and has been a listed historic monument since 2009; it opened on 17 December 2010 and received the French "Palace" distinction in 2014. The project team comprised architect Richard Martinet, decorator Pierre-Yves Rochon with an Empire-inspired scheme, Bouygues Construction as builder, and a garden reimagined by landscape designer Louis Benech, with the restoration of the roughly 215,000 sq ft building taking over four years. The design theory is a dialogue between French imperial heritage and Asian hospitality: the façades were restored stone by stone with damaged sculpted elements recreated, the Fresnel courtyard's glass roof was reworked into a light-filled interior lounge, and the palette mixes noble metals, French marble, lacquered wood and restrained Asian ornament, while Bonaparte's monograms are wove9n into the architecture alongside Asian-inspired décor; guest rooms use blue, white and ecru tones aligned with both Empire and Asian aesthetics, which Gault&Millau describes as a blend of minimalism and Empire spirit with generous volumes. Facilities include 63 rooms, 33 suites and 4 signature suites across 7 floors, with about 40% of rooms and 60% of suites overlooking the Eiffel Tower and the Seine; highlights are the Shangri-La Suite with its 100 m² terrace facing the Eiffel Tower, dining at Shang Palace and Les Salons du Prince plus La Bauhinia, four historic reception rooms for events and weddings, and an indoor pool and fitness room lit by natural daylight, complemented by a spa, sauna and the Benech-designed garden.
