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Anne Jousse
Hôtels Bessé Signature

How did Bessé Signature group come about?
It’s a progressive story, which started 10 years ago, and accelerated in the last three years. My father bought the Domaine de la Bretesche in Brittany. We worked hard to turn it into a Relais & Chateaux property. In 2003, we turned our attention to Paris: bought the Hôtel Bel Ami in Saint-Germain, then the Hôtel Edouard 7-Opéra at the end of 2007, and a month ago, the Hôtel de Sers, the 5-Star baby palace neighbor to the George V.

What sets Bessé apart from other hotel companies?
What we aim to do is to develop a group (and not a chain) where travelers will feel that they are in places where the French lifestyle is omnipresent. This feeling should express itself through physical things such as gastronomy, decoration, and activities but also, and mainly, through the generosity of our staff, elegance, and tailor-made solutions.

Does being a woman owned and designed brand give you a particular advantage?
I do not think that being a woman is a signi cant advantage, except maybe for a certain way of managing and a certain sensibility. I personally think that there should be a balance between men and women within companies. Within Bessé Signature, two of our GMs are females and two are males!

How has Marina Bessé’s experience as a hat designer inﬂuenced your hotels’ design aesthetic?
It’s more the fact that she’s from the fashion world than a hat designer. She has a new way of approaching decoration, considering rooms like persons who need to be dressed rather than places to be decorated. I do not know if we were precursor, but we now see more and more hotels that are calling on famous fashion designers to design their hotels.

What is the most exciting project you are working on right now?

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I am excited by all the projects I am working on. If I wasn’t I’m not sure I would be very ef cient! I am currently making sure that this fourth property, Hôtel de Sers, will integrate itself to the Bessé Signature atmosphere, and that it will bring its professionalism to the rest of the group. We are still a small group, family owned, with a great reactivity, so it’s easier.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - July 2010

Hospitality Design - July 2010
Contents
Online Contents
From the Editor
People
Sketchbook
Interview
Profile
IIDA/HD Product Design Competition
Outdoor Finds
The Power of Women
Success: What it Takes
Women of Influence
Back Space
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