法国巴黎莫里斯酒店
Le Meurice Paris,French
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巴黎莫里斯酒店 漫长时光里的从未辜负
莫里斯酒店的美好恒久而优雅，她的渊源要追溯到1771年的法国北部港口城市加莱。英国上流社会的旅客们早期穿过多拂尔海峡进入法国，多要在此落脚歇息后再前往巴黎。当地的一位32岁的邮政所长查尔斯奥古斯丁莫里斯（17391820）发现这是个商机，于是开设了一个小驿站，招待英国客人食宿一两日，再把他们送上去巴黎的马车。那时，从加莱到巴黎的路程要耗费36小时。
时光荏苒，老莫里斯79岁时，正是法国近代史中最混乱的时期，波旁王朝复辟推翻拿破仑的第一共和国，又推出个路易十八皇帝即位，社会浮乱管制放松，老莫里斯的儿子路易斯莫里斯听从老爸的建议，抓住机会于1818年跑来巴黎开设了第二家“莫里斯”旅馆。大约十二年后，正值1830年七月革命，巴黎人民起义再次推翻了帝制，全城沸腾而时局更加混乱。此时，小莫里斯再次抓住机会努力筹措，竟如鱼得水般地在1835年把莫里斯酒店正式搬到紧邻杜乐丽皇宫花园的现址开业
莫里斯酒店曾让皇室流连忘返，让艺术家在此安家，如今，她仍是世界各国政府元首和各界名流竞相下榻之所。平日下午开始，一层的达利餐厅Le Dalí和Bar 288酒吧就早已欢声笑语一片，仿佛180余年从未间断的愉悦时光依然再现。这是怎样做到的呢？
原则之一就是对历史的守护和持续的创新二者合一。
莫里斯酒店设计的首要目标是要当之无愧承担起法国宫殿级酒店的标准和责任，不仅将路易十六的装饰风格完美延续，保留历史上作为“国王酒店”的瑰丽样貌；而且要不断与时俱进，持续创新，永不停歇地为酒店注入最新鲜的时代血液。
守“旧”却常新。酒店总经理弗兰卡豪特曼女士FrankaHoltmann邀请设计师查尔斯约弗尔Charles Jouffre设计翻新客房，第一个要求就是达到更富现代气息的效果，让过去和今天在幽默和华丽中汇合。而设计师菲利普斯塔克和女儿阿拉斯塔克更以酒店历史为依托，为酒店的前厅和餐厅空间带来现代元素和致敬达利的奇思妙想。正如酒店1980年发布的口号：“在莫里斯酒店，除了本来的魅力，一切都是崭新的”
更深的一层原因，应是对“完美”永无止境的追求。莫里斯酒店已经不再局限于仅仅需要达到某种经济目标，而是期待在酒店独特空间内为客人创造种种最好最特别的体验。这是一个追求，一个已经实现又不断升华的追求。这种追求，我们在酒店中都看到了，也感受到了比如，在酒店的客房里有最舒适的睡眠，最养眼的灯光，最舒服的热水澡和最好最及时的客房服务和送餐服务；比如，酒店还有最美最好的餐厅酒吧和最好的下午茶点，好到让你的幸福感觉油然而生；比如，客人的床边柜上除了赠送的矿泉水外还被放置了This Works品牌的助眠喷雾；再比如，当你清晨醒来鬓角留香之时，竟会看到淋浴间内附加了侧墙喷头，充电线的收纳被系成了蝴蝶结......
Le Meurice Paris Ode to All the Pleasant Times
The history of Le Meurice hotel begins in 1771 in Calais, France, where upperclass British travellers on their way to Paris would arrive after crossing the Straits of Dover. There, a 32 yearold enterprising regional postmaster, CharlesAugustin Meurice （17391820）, welcomed them to French shores, putting them up in his Calais coaching inn and arranging rides to Paris aboard his coach service. Back then, it was a 36hour trip.
When old Maurice reached the age of 79, it was the most chaotic period of French modern history. Bourbon was to overthrow Napoleon‘s first Republic, and Louis XVIII was about to be enthroned, and the social order was absent.Following his dad’s advice, Louis Meurice built a second coaching in Paris in 1818 to welcome the weary travellers upon arrival. After twelve years, at the time of July revolution in 1830, the Parisians begun to overthrow the emperor, chaos ensued. Le Meurice moved in 1835 to its present site, one of the most fashionable locales in the city, overlooking the historic Tuileries Garden.
Once the residence of the Royals and artists, Le Meurice is still visited by all heads of state and governments and celebrities around the world. Customers’ laughter can be heard in Le Dalí and Bar 228, how does the hotel accomplish the task of 180 years of uninterrupted pleasure
One of the principles is to protect the history and to continue the innovation.
The primary goal of Le Meurice is to assume the standards and responsibility worthy of a French “Palace Hotel”. It not only has to maintain the perfect Louis XVI decorative style, retaining the appearance of the “Hotel of Kings”; but also has to continue to keep pace with the times by continuous innovation.
When the hotel general manager Ms. Franka Holtmann asked Charles Jouffre to refurbish the rooms, the first requirement is to bring in more modern style, so that the past and today converge in humor and extravagance. Later, the designer Philippe Starck and daughter Ara Starck also brought modern elements and ideas tributed to Dalí to the lobby and restaurant space.
As the hotel’s slogan in 1980 goes: ”At Le Meurice, everything is new except the charm. ”
To look deeper, there is an endless pursuit of ”perfection”. Le Meurice is no longer limited in achieving a certain economical goal, but looks forward to creating the best and most special experience for the guests. This is a pursuit of sublimation. This pursuit, we have seen and experienced in the hotel For example, you can enjoy the most comfortable sleep in the hotel room, the most beautiful lighting, the most comfortable hot bath and the best and most timely room service and food delivery; for example, the hotel has the most lovely restaurants, bars and the best afternoon tea, where feelingsof happiness arise spontaneously; in addition to the complimentary mineral water, ‘This Works’ pillow spray is also placed on the bedside table; furthermore, when you wake up in the morning, you see an extra shower nozzle attached to the side wall, and the charging cable tied into a neat bow......
