The Hotel de Paris was designed by local architect Pietro Agosti and opened in 1897 to serve the elite who visited San Remo as a resort community. One of those was Maria Alexandrovna, the wife of a Russian tsar. The promenade in front of the four-star hotel is named after her. It was closed for twenty years but its Liberty architecture has been renovated to its previous glory including, according to its website, the original white antique ivory color and Nouveau decorations. Each room is named after a local, historic artist.
