As the French Revolution began,
Jefferson allowed his Paris residence, the Hôtel de Langeac,
to be used for meetings by Lafayette and other republicans.
In modern France utilization, Hôtel now has the same significance as the British phrase,
and Hôtel particulier is used for the old significance, as well as"Hôtel" in some position titles such as Hôtel-Dieu(in Paris),