From Cardinal Richelieu to the present day
Built for Cardinal Richelieu in the 1630s, the palace passed to the Crown on his death and became the Palais-Royal. Today it houses the Conseil d'État, the Constitutional Council and the Ministry of Culture.
The garden and the galleries
Avenues of lime trees, a large pond, metal chairs: it is one of the quietest gardens in central Paris. Under the arcades, the galleries are home to designer boutiques and Le Grand Véfour, which opened in 1784. In the main courtyard, Daniel Buren's striped columns draw every photographer.
Your garden, at the bottom of the street
The garden is a stone's throw from the hotel. A coffee in the morning, a break between two museums, a stroll in the evening: you will happily come back several times a day.