Apartment in Houlgate
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About this apartment rental
Very nice 50m2 apartment of 2-3 rooms, facing South, renovated by architect (no loss of space and storage, large spaces, design)
on the 3rd floor by elevator of a very pleasant period residence classified as a Historic Monument (Grand-Hotel luxury 1859) with all modern comforts and equipment. A journey back in time...
South facing, very quiet and sunny, with magnificent views of the beautiful 19th century Norman houses and the green hills of Houlgate.
WIFI and ELEVATOR
Other Sea View apartment in the same residence available on request (35 m2)
Former grand hotel, listed as a historical monument:
Tall, impassive, he watches over the beach of Houlgate. Listed as a Historic Monument in 2000, the former Grand Hôtel de Houlgate, now a residential building, keeps within its walls precious memories including the passage of some crowned heads
Proudly standing upstream from the beach, the former Grand Hôtel de Houlgate is a large structure that stretches along the rue Baumier, parallel to the Promenade Roland Garros.
Recognized as one of the most remarkable buildings of the seaside heritage of the Côte Fleurie, it is visible from the top of the orientation table and even from the dunes of Cap Cabourg. It is easily recognizable by its façade, its many windows and its magnificent rotunda topped by a dome that continues, every day, to tickle the sky at the first light of day.
The foundations of the former Grand Hotel were laid in 1859. At the time, the central building housed 120 rooms, 1 restaurant and a lounge. In 1896, the hotel was raised by two floors and had two pavilions. Inside, a ballroom, reading room and conversation room were added to the lounge and restaurant already present. The number of rooms increased to 350 with almost as many employees. It took nearly 40 years (1896) before being able to discern the shapes of a building similar to the one we know today. The remarkable character of its façade and roofs earned it its registration as a Historic Monument in 2000, along with the Grand Hotel and the Casino of Cabourg.
Now transformed into an apartment building, the former Grand Hôtel de Houlgate offers its residents a place of choice with close access to the beach, the miniature golf course and the town's casino.
What do Edward VII, Prince of Wales, Princess de Broglie, Princess Orloff and the King and Queen of Naples have in common? All of them stayed in the former Grand Hôtel de Houlgate. But the crowned heads were not the only ones. Marcel Proust also stayed there during his childhood in 1884.
Amenities at 50 m from the beach, large 2-room apartment renovated by architect, over-equipped, all inclusive
Map of Houlgate
