Gassion Hotel

The Gassion Hotel, in Pau

The Gassion Hotel is a prestigious building of the Belle Époque in Pau, a witness of the golden age of tourism of the town. The Pau audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this grand hotel, built to accommodate the rich international clientele of the past.

The grand hotel of the golden age of tourism

The prestigious Gassion Hotel says a lot about the constructions that Pau saw born during its great tourism boom. In the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, the town indeed became a very fashionable winter resort, prized by a wealthy international clientele, in particular British, seduced by the gentleness of the climate, the view over the Pyrenees and the art of living. To accommodate this elite, grand hotels of refined luxury and comfort were built, of which the Gassion Hotel is one of the finest examples. Its elegant and imposing façade, its careful architecture testify to the splendour of the Belle Époque and the past splendour of Pau, a climatic town of European renown. A witness of this golden age, the Gassion Hotel is part of the rich architectural heritage of the town.

What to see

You admire the prestigious grand hotel of the Belle Époque, with an elegant and imposing façade, built to accommodate the rich international clientele, notably British, that made Pau a very fashionable winter resort. The Gassion Hotel testifies to the golden age of tourism of Pau. It is a stop for those curious about architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Gassion Hotel lies in the heart of Pau, near the Boulevard des Pyrénées, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from outside; it is an establishment whose access follows its own uses. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Why was the Gassion Hotel built in Pau?

To accommodate the rich international clientele, notably British, that made Pau a very fashionable winter resort in the nineteenth century; it is one of the finest examples of the grand luxury hotels of the Belle Époque in the town.

Where is the Gassion Hotel?

In the heart of Pau, near the Boulevard des Pyrénées, in France.