“We stayed at the Fairmont Hotel for seven months.” Louis Sarkozy’s luxurious lifestyle in Washington.

He flew to the United States in 2007. After his parents’ separation, Louis Sarkozy did follow his mother, Cecilia Attias, across the Atlantic. Seventeen years later, Nicolas Sarkozy’s third son now lives in Washington, D.C., and has been doing so since September 2020. So he provided his good addresses in the app “How to spend it…” from (“How to spend it…”). Financial Times Wednesday, April 24.

The 27-year-old man first spoke about his arrival in the American capital. “In 2020, my wife, Natalie Husich, and I didn’t have a place to stay in Washington when we discovered the Fairmont Hotel,” he said. We negotiated a price and stayed for seven months, which was a fascinating experience.” The price per night at this facility has risen from $313 to $1,700 in 2024, “or from €292 to €1,588,” it said. Set free . A 413-room hotel that received only one other guest during the epidemic.

Home in Maryland

The couple has since purchased property in Bethesda. “Today we have a beautiful home outside of DC. I don’t like city life, but Natalie does, so we found a compromise in Maryland, where we plant herbs and trees (…) in our garden,” said Louis Sarkozy. . The last one we planted is a cedar tree. The young man then talked about his habits outside the home.

When he trains, Louis Sarkozy goes to Yates Field House, Georgetown University’s sports hall. Sometimes the young man also prefers to run. He then passes in front of Temple House, a “neoclassical” building built by architect John Russell Pope. And laments the number of “parking lot” style buildings he encounters on his way.

Food man

At lunchtime, Nicolas Sarkozy’s son goes to the Christophe bakery, where he knows the owner, his friend Didier Martin. And his daily menu doesn’t look much like the average American’s. There, he enjoys “ground goat’s cheese salad with lavender, warm baguette fresh from the oven,” which he assures reminds him of his home in Saint-Tropez. As a dessert, it is quite a natural melting pot for Tropézienne.

For her shopping, she goes to an organic butcher shop and to Balducci’s, a high-end grocer “for side and gourmet,” where she buys her Emmental and Comté cheese. Louis Sarkozy doesn’t really want to shop, but he’s proud of the Bulgari ring, whose design reminds him of ancient Rome, that he recently bought for his wife. Or even a “19th century candlestick” purchased at an antique store.

Speakeasy

On the same evening of this acquisition, the candidate for the US Army Officer’s School, where he hopes to begin his career, attended a performance by the Ballet West Company at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. On more informal evenings, Louis Sarkozy sometimes goes to Code Red DC, a hidden bar with a Prohibition theme. “Although I don’t drink much alcohol, I happily enjoy a pint of Guinness with the restaurant’s Wagyu beef steaks and their smoked bone marrow,” he admits.

If he has visitors, the couple goes to the Silver Diner as a family, where they enjoy eggs, bacon and burgers, and where he can satisfy his blueberry pancake addiction. Other evenings, Louis Sarkozy chooses Seven Reasons, a Michelin-starred restaurant where chef Enrique Limardo serves. The menu lists Latin American specialties such as sweet potato ceviche, Latin falafel or guava cheesecake (“calculate $265 or €247.50 bank stamp per person to order,” it says). Libé:)

“The Promise of the American Dream”.

In terms of architecture, Louis Sarkozy assures us that if he could buy a building in Washington, he would choose the Library of Congress. “I would close it to the public and put in a pool table and a whiskey bar instead of offices for research,” he said. I would hang out there with friends and contemplate the beauty of western civilization. I am fascinated by Washington, this beautiful city, the cultural capital of the United States. It holds within itself the eternal promise of the American dream.

Louis Sarkozy has not forgotten France. Recently, he has been working on a book, Napoleon’s library, which is dedicated to this historical person and will be published on May 30. He also “hated” Ridley Scott’s latest movie about the emperor. A feature film he found “disappointing”, even “disastrous”. In this article, Louis Sarkozy also talked about the years he spent in the presidential palace, when Nicolas Sarkozy was the head of state, from 2007 to 2012. “When my father was elected president of France, I was living in the Elysée Palace. A 10-year-old child,” he surprised our American colleagues.