{"id":101874,"date":"2020-11-12T03:47:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T08:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/le-lutetia-de-coppola\/"},"modified":"2020-11-12T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T14:23:56","slug":"the-lutetia-by-coppola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/the-lutetia-by-coppola\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lutetia by Coppola"},"content":{"rendered":"

The legendary luxury hotel on the Left Bank is keeping its doors open against all odds during Paris\u2019 second lockdown. All the more reason to take a behind the scenes tour and discover \u2013 among other gems \u2013 the suite designed by and for Francis Ford Coppola. In #staysafe mode with SoBARNES, of course.<\/h4>\n

PARIS \u2013 When Francis Ford Coppola opens the door to the sanctuary he has created in his image perched at the very top of one of Paris\u2019 most iconic luxury hotels, you don't hang back! The reopening of the Hotel Lutetia in 2018 after four years of renovations was hailed by the press the world over. Midway between Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this luxury hotel that first opened in 1910 has been intertwined with art and artists from the start. Strategically located between Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s and Montparnasse, it also fuelled the legend of the Roaring Twenties in Paris in the interwar period. Entirely revamped under the direction of architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the Hotel Lutetia revealed treasures thought lost during its restoration, including frescoes that have been brought back to life after months of almost surgical treatment at the hands of the craftsmen:<\/p>\n