Robbery at Romarimontaine this Saturday morning in the former premises of the Banque de France, boulevard Thiers. No need to intimidate Émilie Claudel to know everything about the renovation of the premises in a 4-star hotel-spa. The operator did not have to be asked to empty her bag. “I am in love with Remiremont. It is an extremely attractive city which deserved a tourist vacuum cleaner ”.
She immediately makes friends: local elected officials. Mayor Jean-Benoît Tisserand, Senator Jean Hingray, MP Christophe Naegelen and President François Vannson did not need this declaration. They themselves are under the spell of such a 4 million euro project which can only appeal to business customers, tourists, families, locals, seminarians, the core target.
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“The chapter” as a name
A total of 26 rooms, an 800 m spa² with two swimming pools, indoor and outdoor, 5 treatment rooms, a smoking room, a bar area, etc. are planned. A colossal project that will extend to the neighboring building, says Les Bruyères. Mask on the face, Émilie Claudel, cannot ignore the health crisis. She took this into account, without letting her ruin her project, which is both modern and atypical. “We chose optimism, it will inevitably start again. You had to have strong backs not to falter and believe in it, ”agrees the boss of the hotel group.
It is because she is a “clown” around the edges. “This hotel will break the codes”. Not for nothing that the whole, dating from the end of the XIXe century and early twentiethe , will be called “The Chapter”, in reference to the history of Remiremont, to this new challenge for the Claudel family, to this second life offered to the Banque de France, an institution in the city at the end of the Second World War. global. “A city within the city”, even rectifies Émilie Claudel.
She couldn’t miss a hold like this. Especially since the former mayor, Jean Hingray, had lowered the invoice by 210,000 € after estimating the Estates to buy back the premises and then sell them. A great financial transaction that benefited Émilie Claudel, with a view to also acquiring the Les Bruyères building, to transform it into a spa, her strike force.
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Fifteen jobs at stake
Émilie Claudel immediately saw the potential of this real estate complex that sticks to the Best Western Signature Collection brand. She did not let go. The sale by the City took place a few days ago, ie a big check for 590,000 €. The companies will be consulted this week with an opening of the envelopes at the end of February – beginning of March and the launch of the works for April.
The opening is expected by the end of the year with the creation of fifteen jobs. Even more if the four stars shine …
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