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Hotel Demolition Party: Royal Monceau To Get a Fresh Starck
6/26/2008 at 12:23 PM
Tags: Paris Hotels, Hotel Demolition Parties, Philippe Starck, Raffles Hotels, Hotel Renovations
The Hotel Royal Monceau in Paris has had some issues, to say the least, over the past few years. From booting out guests to playing hot potato with luxury brands, the historic hotel has seen far too many ups and downs.
But all that is in the past now as the hotel readies for a complete overhaul and a new look from Philippe Starck. As a way to clean house, the hotel held an auction of its furniture and now they are letting guests demolish whatever is left behind.
From Globorati:
Today is the official "demolition party" at the Hotel Royal Monceau in Paris.
In anticipation of a complete redesign, the hotel auctioned off all of its furnishings last week -- everything from lamps to minibars. Now, the owners are holding a VIP destruction event where guests are encouraged to smash anything leftover.
In between fits of annihilation, partygoers can enjoy performances from select Parisian musicians and DJs.
This is very similar to what the Hotel Alcala did in Spain last year, thus leading us to believe that Hotel Demolition Parties might be the next hottest hotel trend.
As for the hotel, it will reopen in April 2009 as a Raffles Resort. It's new name will be Le Royal Monceau - A Raffles Hotel.
[Photo: El Pais]
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