The hotel was built around 1890 by the architect Monsieur Blanchi, born in Nice. He is reknownd for his constructions of the Belle Epoque. The former Hotel "Pavillon de Rivoli" was built for a clientele "bourgoise" who came several months to stay during the winter time. A that period Nice was mostly reknowned for its winterseason and only few hotels had opend during the summer month. The "Belle Epoque" of the French RivieraIn 1888, Stephen Liegeard invents the name "French Riviera". It becomes then the inescapable and popular meeting of the world elite, the winter, then the summer. It From these brilliant years, we still have testimonials to a life-style that will always remain an illustrious part of the Côte d'Azur's heritage. It's surprising to find on the Côte d'Azur such an extraordinary blend of styles and eras, fads and fashion too. The architectural stylesArchitectural symbols of the "Belle Epoque", palaces and palatial hotels evoking fantasy and luxury, the stuff of dreams, a real ode to pleasure. The seafronts - the Croisette in Cannes, Promenade des Anglais in Nice, Promenade du Soleil in Menton - have kept their line-up of palatial hotels. Their monumental façades decorated like wedding-cakes, the lobbies and receptions all reflect the intense high-society life-style for which they set the scene. |
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