Versailles plans to scoop hotel revenue

Once home to kings and now one of France’s most visited sites, the Château de Versailles is planning a new venture with a luxury hotel to prop up its finances, according to local media reports.

The palace’s management has called for a tender to create a hotel in three 1680s buildings situated just outside the Versailles park’s gates, with views of some of its most famous buildings, the Journal du Dimanche said.