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influences in its high ceilings, sweeping staircases and palatial pillars. The hotel's interiors and furniture were contracted to the New York firm of
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sang in the Le Paon Rouge nightclub as the guest of honour. The hotel had 310 rooms and suites, shops, restaurants and a swimming pool with a bar. In 1966, Intercontinental Hotels added a hyphen to its name, and the hotel was slightly renamed, becoming the
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in the street out front and closed for three months for repairs. In 2011, it underwent a US$ 50 million revamp that coincided with its 50-year anniversary. In 2012, it was rebranded as the
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