Godinot de la Bretonnerie designed the original hotel, Dutrou significantly expanded the building from its original two storeys, and Niermans remodeled the public rooms. See: Denby, Elaine (2004). Grand Hotels: Reality and Illusion, p. 92. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN9781861891211. Preview at Google Books. Denby incorrectly gives Dutrou's first names as Jean-Baptiste, but his first name was actually Jules. See: Folli, Andrea; Merello, Gisella (2004). "The Splendour of the Garnier Rooms at the Monte Carlo Casino", p. 116 in Charles Garnier and Gustave Eiffel on the French and Italian Rivieras: The Dream of Reason (in English and French). Marseilles: Editions Imbernon. ISBN9782951639614.
