Photo shoot
Hôtel de Guise***
Photography
Hôtel de Guise — Nancy, Old Town
A stone’s throw from the UNESCO-listed place Stanislas, the Hôtel de Guise is the 3-star boutique hotel of Nancy’s Old Town. Built in 1752 on the remains of a 17th-century abbey, it was first the seigneurial residence of the Marquis de Jouffroy and the Countess de Bressey, a favourite at the court of King Stanislas, before becoming a private mansion.
Behind the preserved façade, Versailles parquet, mouldings and marble fireplaces sit alongside a clean, contemporary décor. An 18th-century wrought-iron staircase, inspired by Jean Lamour, the ironworker behind the gilded gates of place Stanislas, leads to the rooms, each one different, around an inner courtyard. A 16th-century fireplace converses with the brass and natural stone of a recent renovation.
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Hotel photographer in Nancy: Hôtel de Guise, Old Town
A stone’s throw from the UNESCO-listed place Stanislas, the Hôtel de Guise is a 3-star boutique hotel set in a 1752 building, a former seigneurial residence turned private mansion. Versailles parquet, mouldings, marble fireplaces and a wrought-iron staircase inspired by Jean Lamour sit alongside contemporary décor.
The shoot had to show this dialogue between heritage and recent renovation: the rooms, each one different, the inner courtyard, the staircase and the details in brass and natural stone. For a historic hotel, it’s often these details that convince guests to book.
What the series shows
Nearly fifty images, between the hotel and the city. Inside: the reception and its sign, the grand 18th-century wrought-iron staircase under its chandelier, the lounge library, rooms with marble fireplaces, gilded mirrors and frescoes, breakfast in bed or in the lounge, a game of backgammon. In the stone inner courtyard, guests sharing a drink. Outside: place Stanislas, the Arc Héré, the Porte de la Craffe and the Grande Rue of the Old Town, anchoring the hotel in its destination.
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