巴黎著名皇宮酒店喬治V20世紀90年代末的翻新，并不黃金加身，也非流光溢彩。但，為期兩年的翻新項目總耗資高達1.25億美元，卻讓人對翻新成果浮想聯(lián)翩。

喬治V的整修是當時法國規(guī)模最大的建筑項目，對酒店業(yè)主、四季大股東阿爾瓦利德王子殿下及其王國控股公司而言，這是一場風險，但卻經(jīng)過了審時度勢?？头繑?shù)從300減至245，房間體積和浴室則相應增大，基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施更新，增加雙層窗戶。柔和的綠、藍或黃色調(diào)將古典風法式家俬點染得剛剛好。翻修設(shè)計師理查德?馬爾蒂納和室內(nèi)設(shè)計師皮埃爾?伊萬?羅切同系巴黎人。大堂的裝飾藝術(shù)之美發(fā)膚無損，大理石圖案的地板和修復后的掛毯卻屬新增元素。酒店重建亦著眼于招徠更多商務活動：會議空間經(jīng)精心設(shè)計，硬木地板、擺滿成排書籍的墻壁、仿古壁爐和木鑲板，如此知性，如此文雅。

There was no gilt or gilding in the late-1990s renovation of Paris' famed palace hotel， the George V. But you might think so， based on the cost of the two-year project， which totaled US$125 million.

The George V renovation became one of the biggest construction projects in France at the time； it was also a thoughtful risk for His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his Kingdom Holding， which owned the hotel， and the Four Seasons， in which the prince was a major shareholder. The number of guestrooms was reduced to 245 from 300； room sizes and their bathrooms became bigger， infrastructure was updated and double-glazed windows were added. Muted color palettes in green， blue or yellow served as a balance to the more classically inspired French furnishings. The architect of the renovation was Richard Martinet， and the interior designer was Pierre-Yves Rochon， both of Paris. The aim was \"to keep the essence of what the hotel was， but make it cleaner， better\"， Rochon said. The lobby's art deco aesthetic was retained， but a marble patterned floor and restored tapestries were added. The hotel was also redeveloped with an eye toward attracting more business： meeting spaces were meticulously designed and included hardwood floors， book-lined walls， antique fireplaces and wood paneling.