Discover the news accompanying GINTO’s growth: new houses, acquisitions, partnerships, press coverage and group highlights.
Gilles Pudlowski: Biarritz, the bohemian charm of the Saint-Julien
The critic praises a 19th-century house that refuses standardised decor: every room is different, with a chic and generous bohemian charm, under the flag of the young Ginto group.
Le Figaro: Marseille under 150 euros, five stylish new hotels
Le Figaro picks five affordable, stylish Marseille addresses for a sunny weekend. Amista makes the list with its contemporary Provençal decor by Dorothée Delaye, a stone’s throw from the Old Port.
Times Monaco: inside Hôtel Pilgrim, a contemporary boutique hotel in Paris
Hidden on a quiet street in the Latin Quarter, the Pilgrim strikes the balance between Parisian spirit and contemporary design: an intimate address where luxury stays understated.
Nightlife, hotels, galleries and restaurants: Numéro reveals its 2026 Marseille addresses. Hotel Amista, photographed by Franck Menegaux, is among the places to stay.
Among the five addresses picked by the magazine, Bar Casa at the Grand Hôtel Français in Bordeaux, “the bar of a MOF”: creativity, boldness and a sense of balance, for a menu that “can rival the best bars in Singapore”.
Gourmets & Vins: Bar Casa Bordeaux, where the art of mixology is thought through to the last detail
From the height of the counter to the choice of verjuice, everything at Bar Casa, in the Grand Hôtel Français, has been deliberate. The magazine hails a hotel bar that has become a fixture of the Bordeaux scene in its own right, where most guests come from the city itself.
Barmag: Jérémy Lauilhé, MOF and mixology consultant
With his team, Jérémy Lauilhé unveils Bar Casa’s new menu: technical, summery and accessible cocktails built on French spirits, seasonal produce… and tea, which the consultant works to the gram and to the degree.
L’Essentiel Bordeaux: Bar Casa switches to spring-summer mode
The cocktail bar of the Grand Hôtel Français unveils its new menu, accessible and built around seasonal produce. At the helm, Jérémy Lauilhé, Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2023, signs four “mirror cocktails” with the same aromatic structure, with or without alcohol.
Le Bonbon: ten rooftops to discover this spring in Paris
The Pilgrim’s intimate seventh-floor rooftop offers a panoramic view over the Latin Quarter in a decor that revisits the seventies. Le Bonbon ranks it among the ten spots of the spring.
Spiritueux Magazine: Bar Casa, the bar of the Grand Hôtel Français in Bordeaux
The magazine presents Bar Casa, where every cocktail tells a story and showcases the know-how of local producers, inside the oldest hotel in Bordeaux, a few steps from Place Gambetta.
Marie Claire Belgium: the best design boutique hotels in Paris
A look at the boutique hotels reinventing the Paris stay. The Pilgrim embodies the seventies spirit in the heart of the Latin Quarter, between comfort and atmosphere.
Yonder: Marseille in winter, ideas for a sunny city break
Neighbourhoods, restaurants and charming hotels: Yonder composes 72 hours in wintertime Marseille. Amista, a Provençal house of character between Noailles and the Old Port, is the place to sleep.
Un air de Bordeaux: the cosy bars to take shelter in when it rains
Between cours de l’Intendance and place Gambetta, Casa, the cocktail bar of the Grand Hôtel Français, stands among the favourites: intimate, with its mural by Emma Kadroui.
Amour Toujours: escape to the heart of the 5th arrondissement
Contemporary design, a spa with indoor pool and hammam, a rooftop: Amour Toujours recommends the Pilgrim for a romantic getaway or a city stay devoted to wellbeing.
Marie Claire Maison: Dorothée Delaye designs a soulful Provençal house in Marseille
A hotel or a Provençal house? Both. Amista opens in Noailles, a sun-filled place blending heritage, craftsmanship and conviviality, designed by Dorothée Delaye.
Marie Claire: Amista, the Marseille art of living reinvented
The former Maison Saint-Louis becomes Hotel Amista. Led by Ginto, the iconic Noailles address turns into a chic, sun-drenched house of friends celebrating Mediterranean hospitality.
Le Point: the new restaurants of autumn 2025 across France
In its tour of France of the season’s openings, Le Point singles out Amista’s Marseille table, La Table & le Bar Louison, a stone’s throw from the Old Port.
For the third season, Hotel Saint-Julien entrusts its Anema table to promising chefs in residence. Yonder ranks these bistronomic residencies among the city’s best tables.
Le Journal des Entreprises: hotel group Ginto wants to “play big”, open its capital and go abroad
Having doubled its hotel portfolio between 2024 and early 2025, the Basque group is no longer holding back: a hotel reopening in August, the structuring of the Maisons Ginto brand, an opening of its capital and first steps abroad.
In under ten years, Julien Kiefer and Brice de Puymorin have built a group of eight houses that dusts off the classic city-centre hotel, in Paris and across the regions.
Business Immo: Ginto Hôtels group buys a second Paris address
Founded in 2016 by Brice de Puymorin, Emmanuelle Pochat and Julien Kiefer, the group continues its growth in the capital with the acquisition of Hôtel Pilgrim, rue de Poissy, in the 5th arrondissement.
Harper’s Bazaar: five Paris hotels for a getaway on long weekends
A seventies pilgrimage in a former car garage of the 5th arrondissement: Harper’s Bazaar picks the Pilgrim, raw concrete and warm colours, for a holiday a few metro stops away.
Near the Côte des Basques, one of the city's finest surf spots, Hôtel Saint-Julien occupies a house in the region's emblematic style. Its brand-new room 101 opens onto a large paved terrace.
Time Out: Left Bank, a former raw-concrete garage turned irresistible vintage inn
Seven floors topped by a panoramic roof terrace: Time Out tells how the Pilgrim warms the coldness of a former garage with carpets and an avalanche of colour.
Hello La Com: the Grand Hôtel Français unveils its Casa bar
A state of mind that goes beyond hotel basics to stage true living spaces: the Grand Hôtel Français opens Casa, its cocktail bar, in the heart of Bordeaux.