Antibala windows and a panic room: how is one of the most expensive presidential suites in the world
At the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand hotel there is a luxury presidential suite that can be connected to 20 other rooms, it has bulletproof glass, a panic room< b> and is reserved for the exclusive use of heads of state or very important diplomatic personalities.
Formerly the “Grand Hôtel”, the Intercontinental is one of the hotels with the most history in the French capital, it is located next to the great Opera Garnier and was built between the years 1861 and 1862 for the celebration of the Universal Exposition of 1867. Located in the 9th district of Paris, it is recognized for having housed in its "Café de la Paix" great writing geniuses such as Maupassant, Oscar Wilde and Marcel Proust, among many others.
It has a total of 458 rooms, of which 30 have views of the Opera façade, one of the most beautiful fronts in Paris and a favorite with architecture lovers, Among its rooms there is a super-exclusive monumental suite for presidents or important diplomats who wish to find high-security accommodation outside their embassy. The hotel opened the doors of the suite to the newspaper Le Figaró for the first time in the eyes of the public. John Kerry, former Secretary of State in the Barack Obama administration, is known for being one of the “frequent guests” of the suite.
This suite has the name of “diplomatic corner” granted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is one of the few places in the country with this category. It is designed to house foreign visitors as a secure accommodation solution, thanks to its maximum security armored glass, capable of resisting shots from an automatic weapon, and its isolation system, which allows blocking the entrances and exits of the area to be protected.
In addition, the suite can be linked with a total of 20 other rooms, intended to house delegations, and can be completely isolated from the rest of the hotel, so the personalities staying there do not have to use common hallways and elevators.
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But this is not all, the highlights are a little further away, passing the two bedrooms and the enormous living room that make up the main body of this diplomatic corner, we find the “panic room”. In appearance it is a bathroom like any other but it becomes completely impenetrable once its thick armored door is closed. The floor and ceiling have been reinforced with thick concrete to protect the room from any risk of explosion and it functions as a completely isolated unit, with its own electrical and water supply.
The authority that, due to being in danger, takes refuge in the panic room of the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand enjoys total autonomy to connect by telephone through a secure line, and will also have a computer system own and independent that can defend itself from the intervention of the hotel's own security system.
To have these systems and devices worthy of James Bond you have to pay between $8,000 and $14,000 euros per night.
Those who want to stay in this building full of history and located in an emblematic area of Paris, can do so from $390 per night. The prices of the rooms go up to $1,100 euros, and those of the suites start at $700 and can go up to $12,000 euros per night.
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