The Suites
One hundred and forty rooms facing the water, each with a sunken bath, a writing desk, and a bell for the night porter.
Floors three to tenEstablished MCMXXVI
The
Grand Hotel · Port Sévrine
Eleven storeys of green marble and brass above the harbour, where the night boat from the capital still sounds its horn at ten. Dinner is at eight. The orchestra begins when the last guest is seated.
Reserve by wireOne hundred and forty rooms facing the water, each with a sunken bath, a writing desk, and a bell for the night porter.
Floors three to tenOysters on crushed ice beneath a ceiling of four thousand hand-gilded feathers. Jackets, please; opinions optional.
Luncheon & dinnerA rooftop observatory turned cocktail lounge. The brass telescope still works; the barman will point it at Jupiter on request.
From dusk, eleventh floorWinter season
“Arriving Thursday night boat. Two trunks, one cello. Kindly hold the corner suite and something cold.”
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