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| hotel_name = Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo |
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| image = Façade Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo.jpg |
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| caption = The current Hotel Metropole building |
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| location = [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]] |
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| address = 4, Avenue De La Madone |
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| chain = Monte Carlo SBM |
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| opening_date = {{start date and age|1889}} |
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| architect = Hans-Georg Tersling |
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| operator = Monte Carlo SBM |
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| number_of_rooms = 62 |
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| number_of_suites = 64 |
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| number_of_restaurants = 3 |
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| website = https://metropole.com |
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The '''Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo''' is a five-star hotel at 4, Avenue De La Madone, [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco. |
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==History== |
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[[File:Hôtel, Monte-Carlo (5660846848).jpg|thumb|The original Hotel Metropole building]] |
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⚫ | The Hotel Metropole was built in 1889, designed by [[Hans-Georg Tersling]].<ref name="Denby2002">{{cite book|author=Elaine Denby|title=Grand Hotels: Reality and Illusion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhLyGME7734C&pg=PA241|access-date=1 May 2017|date=27 March 2002|publisher=Reaktion Books|isbn=978-1-86189-121-1|page=241}}</ref> Italian American television host [[Mike Bongiorno]] died there in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sorrisi.com/live-news/mike-bongiorno-e-morto-a-montecarlo/ |title=Mike Bongiorno è morto a Montecarlo. Aveva 85 anni | TV Sorrisi e Canzoni |publisher=Sorrisi.com |date=15 April 2017 |access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/09_settembre_09/Correte_caduto_Il_malore_nella_suite_MarisaFumagalli_37015022-9d05-11de-9e0f-00144f02aabc.shtml |title=«Correte, è caduto». Il malore nella suite - Corriere della Sera |publisher=Corriere.it |access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Lebanese developer Nabil Boustany bought the hotel from the British [[Grand Metropolitan]] group in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1980/06/28/le-grand-hotel-change-de-patron_2805811_1819218.html|title=Le Grand Hôtel change de patron|date=28 June 1980|access-date=1 October 2017|via=Le Monde}}</ref> Boustany spent $140 million gutting and rebuilding the aging hotel into a modern luxury hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/at-65-monacos-prince-rainier-feels-his-oats-its-not-alberts-turn-to-reign-or-shine-yet-vol-29-no-23/|title=At 65, Monaco’s Prince Rainier Feels His Oats; It’s Not Albert’s Turn to Reign or Shine yet – Vol. 29 No. 23|date=13 June 1988|website=people.com|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> The hotel reopened in 1988 as Le Metropole Palace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/101590946/|title=The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 24, 1989 · Page 35|website=newspapers.com|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> The opening was attended by [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier]], [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert]], and [[Princess Stéphanie of Monaco|Princess Stephanie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/magazine/a-promenade-in-monte-carlo.html|title=A Promenade In Monte Carlo|date=13 March 1988|website=The New York Times|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> The hotel was operated by [[Conrad Hotels]], the international division of [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotels]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/888/520/1644318/|title=Hilton Intern. Co., Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 888 F. Supp. 520 (S.D.N.Y. 1995)|website=justia.com|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> In September 2003, it closed for a major renovation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourmag.com/Monaco-Le-Metropole-Palace-ferme-pour-des-travaux-de-grande-ampleur_a185.html|title=Monaco : Le Métropole Palace ferme pour des travaux de grande ampleur|website=tourmag.com|access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref> reopening in July 2004 with its name shortened to Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo to match the original hotel. It has 126 guest rooms, including 64 suites.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monaco-hotel.com/en/hotels/monaco/hotel-metropole-monte-carlo/ |title=Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo Monaco Monte-Carlo, in the heart of the Principality of Monaco |publisher=Monaco-hotel.com |access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> |
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The current hotel is a modern luxury hotel, designed in the style of the original. It opened in 1989<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/magazine/a-promenade-in-monte-carlo.html?pagewanted=all</ref> and has 126 guest rooms, including 64 suites.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monaco-hotel.com/en/hotels/monaco/hotel-metropole-monte-carlo/ |title=Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo Monaco Monte-Carlo, in the heart of the Principality of Monaco |publisher=Monaco-hotel.com |date= |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> |
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In November 2020, the hotel closed for the first phase of renovation; it took five months and the hotel reopened in April 2021.<ref name="Monaco-Life-2020_12">{{cite news |last=Tanti |first=Cassandra |date=2 December 2020 |title=The story behind the closure of the Hôtel Métropole |url=https://monacolife.net/the-story-behind-the-closure-of-the-hotel-metropole/ |work=Monaco Life |location=Monaco |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Monaco-Tribune-2021_04">{{cite news |last=Mosconi |first=Alizée |date=22 April 2021 |title=Hotel Métropole Monte-Carlo reopens after months of renovation works |url=https://www.monaco-tribune.com/en/2021/04/hotel-metropole-monte-carlo-reopens-after-months-of-renovation-works/ |work=Monaco Tribune |location=Monaco |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |
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American television host [[Mike Bongiorno]] died there in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sorrisi.com/live-news/mike-bongiorno-e-morto-a-montecarlo/ |title=Mike Bongiorno è morto a Montecarlo. Aveva 85 anni | TV Sorrisi e Canzoni |publisher=Sorrisi.com |date=15 April 2017 |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/09_settembre_09/Correte_caduto_Il_malore_nella_suite_MarisaFumagalli_37015022-9d05-11de-9e0f-00144f02aabc.shtml |title=«Correte, è caduto». Il malore nella suite - Corriere della Sera |publisher=Corriere.it |date= |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 28 June 2024
Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo | |
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![]() The current Hotel Metropole building | |
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Hotel chain | Monte Carlo SBM |
General information | |
Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Address | 4, Avenue De La Madone |
Opening | 1889 |
Management | Monte Carlo SBM |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Hans-Georg Tersling |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 62 |
Number of suites | 64 |
Number of restaurants | 3 |
Website | |
https://metropole.com |
The Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo is a five-star hotel at 4, Avenue De La Madone, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/H%C3%B4tel%2C_Monte-Carlo_%285660846848%29.jpg/220px-H%C3%B4tel%2C_Monte-Carlo_%285660846848%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/M%C3%A9tropole_Palace_H%C3%B4tel_-_monaco_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-M%C3%A9tropole_Palace_H%C3%B4tel_-_monaco_-_panoramio.jpg)
The Hotel Metropole was built in 1889, designed by Hans-Georg Tersling.[1] Italian American television host Mike Bongiorno died there in 2009.[2][3]
Lebanese developer Nabil Boustany bought the hotel from the British Grand Metropolitan group in 1980.[4] Boustany spent $140 million gutting and rebuilding the aging hotel into a modern luxury hotel.[5] The hotel reopened in 1988 as Le Metropole Palace.[6] The opening was attended by Prince Rainier, Prince Albert, and Princess Stephanie.[7] The hotel was operated by Conrad Hotels, the international division of Hilton Hotels.[8] In September 2003, it closed for a major renovation,[9] reopening in July 2004 with its name shortened to Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo to match the original hotel. It has 126 guest rooms, including 64 suites.[10]
In November 2020, the hotel closed for the first phase of renovation; it took five months and the hotel reopened in April 2021.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Elaine Denby (27 March 2002). Grand Hotels: Reality and Illusion. Reaktion Books. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-86189-121-1. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Mike Bongiorno è morto a Montecarlo. Aveva 85 anni | TV Sorrisi e Canzoni". Sorrisi.com. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "«Correte, è caduto». Il malore nella suite - Corriere della Sera". Corriere.it. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Le Grand Hôtel change de patron". 28 June 1980. Retrieved 1 October 2017 – via Le Monde.
- ^ "At 65, Monaco's Prince Rainier Feels His Oats; It's Not Albert's Turn to Reign or Shine yet – Vol. 29 No. 23". people.com. 13 June 1988. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 24, 1989 · Page 35". newspapers.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "A Promenade In Monte Carlo". The New York Times. 13 March 1988. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Hilton Intern. Co., Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 888 F. Supp. 520 (S.D.N.Y. 1995)". justia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Monaco : Le Métropole Palace ferme pour des travaux de grande ampleur". tourmag.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo Monaco Monte-Carlo, in the heart of the Principality of Monaco". Monaco-hotel.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Tanti, Cassandra (2 December 2020). "The story behind the closure of the Hôtel Métropole". Monaco Life. Monaco. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Mosconi, Alizée (22 April 2021). "Hotel Métropole Monte-Carlo reopens after months of renovation works". Monaco Tribune. Monaco. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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