About Tiffany’s
Since 1987, the room beneath the 57-foot stained-glass dome has hosted dinners, stage performances, disco nights and live music.
The Tiffany Dome
The 57-foot stained-glass dome came from a tango hall in Paris. It was dismantled, shipped to Big Bear Lake and reassembled above the bistro. The hotel describes it as the largest of its kind west of Chicago and attributes small marks in the glass to champagne corks.
The hotel’s owners restored the dome. Atlas Obscura features it in its guide.
The room has hosted productions of Madame Butterfly and Othello, as well as disco nights. Live music now takes place on Fridays and Saturdays.
- 57 feet
- A Paris tango hall
- Atlas Obscura
Dome restoration
The hotel’s owners restored the Tiffany Dome. These photographs show the work on its stained glass.
The Nobles
Chateau Big Bear’s menu presents the story of its animal portraits as folklore.
In the story, Big Bear’s animals take human form and wear aristocratic clothes as the gold-mining town grows around them. They form a noble society and promise to protect the mountain and its wildlife.
The story includes Paul Rizos, the hotel’s opening in 1987, its European art and Tiffany dome. It also describes ownership changes and the Australian family who acquired the hotel in 2021.
Portraits of these animal characters hang throughout the hotel.
Read the complete original illustrated story.
Atlas Obscura: The Tiffany Dome at Chateau Big Bear
Chateau Big Bear
Tiffany’s is inside Chateau Big Bear and open to the public. You do not need to be a hotel guest.
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