After World War I, Art Deco became the dominant style. While both Art Nouveau and Art Deco are decorative movements, their aesthetics are distinct. Art Nouveau came first, and it's best known for ...

It was last refurbished in 2010 by the designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, who stayed faithful to the hotel’s original art-deco history but updated its Edwardian aesthetic with a glamorous edge.

It was first built in 1956, but was designed to imitate the earlier Art Deco style of the 1920s and 30s. With a white rendered exterior, classic curved bay windows, and elaborate cornicing ...