To communicate, electricity to ring the bell, electricity to provide light.

There is electricity to tell the time, electricity «The telephone doubles the speed of service but if one is in bed, one still has the bell, allowing one to be served without getting up. Modern and luxurious inventions provided for the clients of ‘The Hotel Terminus’. Even in 1889 a commentary featuring in the hotel brochure was able to praise the Since its opening the success of this palace of 500 bedrooms has been enormous. The arrival of the Grand Hotel Terminus, along with the recent development of railway lines and sea transportation put Paris on the doorstep of English, Russian and American touristsĪnd businessmen. Lisch was also in charge for the construction of the Gare Saint-Lazare, which opened just one month before the Hotel. Hotel was envisioned by architect Juste Lisch, and because of its revolutionary design and direct link to the Gare Saint Lazare, it was named the Grand Hotel Terminus. Grand opening was announced by Gustave Eiffel from his tower, at the height of 300m. The Hotel was officially opened on 7th May 1889. The first stone was laid on 26th of January 1888, and in record time of just 15 months and at a cost of 12 million francs, The Grand Hotel Terminus - as it was originally named, was commissioned at the end of the 19th Century as a new luxury hotel in Paris to accommodate wealthyįoreign visitors to the Paris Great Exhibition of 1889.

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