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Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo

Coordinates: 43°44′27″N 7°25′41″E / 43.740935°N 7.427934°E / 43.740935; 7.427934
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Hotel Metropole (far left)

The Hôtel Métropole, is a five-star hotel at 4, Avenue De La Madone, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The original Hotel Metropole was built in 1886 and was designed by Hans-Georg Tersling.[1] Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark died there in 1944.[2] It was demolished in the mid-twentieth century.

The current hotel is a modern luxury hotel, designed in the style of the original. It opened in 1989[3] and has 126 guest rooms, including 64 suites.[4]

American television host Mike Bongiorno died there in 2009.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Elaine Denby (27 March 2002). Grand Hotels: Reality and Illusion. Reaktion Books. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-86189-121-1. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ Scott (9 March 2017). "Prince Andreas of Greece". Unofficial Royalty. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/magazine/a-promenade-in-monte-carlo.html?pagewanted=all
  4. ^ "Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo Monaco Monte-Carlo, in the heart of the Principality of Monaco". Monaco-hotel.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Mike Bongiorno è morto a Montecarlo. Aveva 85 anni | TV Sorrisi e Canzoni". Sorrisi.com. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ^ "«Correte, è caduto». Il malore nella suite - Corriere della Sera". Corriere.it. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

Official website

43°44′27″N 7°25′41″E / 43.740935°N 7.427934°E / 43.740935; 7.427934