The Palace of Versaille Is to Become a Hotel

I enjoy watching videos with my morning coffee. Sometimes it is an afternoon coffee, but I do my best to follow my own timeline. This morning I saw that the Palace of Versailles is going to be a luxury hotel soon. It made me wonder why they would do it. Why changing something of cultural heritage to something commercial?

Then I watched the video again and read some news. Apparently, the French government cut the funding from 47 million (pounds) to 40 million, leaving some of the famous apartments in almost ruins.

Now, the famous palace is going to be serving guests with cake, champagne and probably some fireworks, for those who can pay. Let not make a mistake here. I’ve never visited the Palace, but I have many souvenirs from friends. They are really dear to me.

Somehow, I feel the change is going to become a local trend. And the only thing I can say is that it’s embarrassing for the nation.

Now we only have to wait and see how many important buildings will do the same for the money. How about changing a museum to hotel? That would be nice.

However, I must admit that it is nice to get a glimpse of what it was like in the time of Louis XIV. The rooms must be nice. Stylish furniture, the smell of aristocracy and dirty hair.

It all has its advantages. I’ve never slept in a bed that old. They must be hard and pretty tall. However, the cakes they are going to serve must be from an old family recipe, I guess. It would be very fancy to try them.

But this is just the point where it all loses its mysterious touch. I would rather still fantasize about the age of the kings and their fair ladies than simply pay for the experience. If you have it on the plate, it is not that mysterious after all.
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If the demand for this kind of experience is on the rise, I could definitely go along with it. But the balls, mirror rooms and dresses, they should better remain in memories of historians and described in books. I like them better that way.

So, the change is about to happen, and we can’t do anything about it. I wish them all the best, of course, but I still regret to hear that one of the world’s favorite palace is becoming a commercial place.