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The Hyatt Regency Hotel Paris Étoile, originally called Hôtel Concorde La Fayette, is an iconic skyscraper in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, near the Porte Maillot. With 137 metres (190 m with antenna) and 38 floors, it has 995 rooms, making it one of the largest hotels in France. Owned by Constellation Hotels Holdings (Qataris capitals), it has been operated since 2013 by the American chain Hyatt, after a purchase including other Parisian palaces such as the Martinez or the Palais de la Méditerranée.

The site once occupied a wasteland of amusement parks, including the famous Luna Park summer. After World War II, temporary buildings housed ministries there. In 1960, faced with the rise of tourism and congresses, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and the Tourism Committee launched the project of a Palais des congrès, accompanied by a luxury hotel. The architect Guillaume Gillet designed the hotel, inaugurated in April 1974 under the name Concorde La Fayette, in tribute to General La Fayette and to Franco-American friendship. His style inspired American skyscrapers, such as the Pullman Paris Montparnasse, built the same year.

The establishment was transferred in 2013 to Qatari investors via Constellation Hotels Holdings, marking its passage under the Hyatt Regency brand. It now houses a restaurant (Mayo), a panoramic bar (Windo Skybar) on the 34th floor, and 35 event lounges, in synergy with the adjacent Congress Centre. Served by Porte Maillot station (metro line 1, RER C and E), it remains a symbol of modern Parisian architecture and a major hub for business tourism.

With the Part-Dieu tower in Lyon, it is one of the highest hotels in France, in front of most Parisian buildings outside the Défense district. Its antenna peaks at 190 meters, exceeding monuments such as the Montparnasse tower in structural height. The hotel and congress complex forms a strategic hub west of Paris, between the city centre and the Defence business district.

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