Kempinski Palace Hotel (Portoroz)
The Kempinski Palace Hotel in the Slovenian seaside resort of Portorož is a five-star luxury hotel of the Kempinski hotel group. The hotel, built in 1910, was one of the largest and most magnificent hotels in the upper Adriatic when it opened .
history
In 1879, a Piran doctor began treating rheumatism with the help of the medicinal salt and brine deposits near Portorož. Due to the healing climatic conditions of the place and the increasing number of spa treatments, Portorož was declared a spa and seaside resort by the Imperial and Royal Interior Ministry on June 25, 1897. At this time Portorož developed into one of the most elegant seaside resorts on the Austrian Riviera, alongside Grado and Opatija . In 1908 the Viennese architect Johann Eustacchio was commissioned to plan the Palace Hotel, which was officially opened on August 20, 1910. The architecture, kept in the style of historicism , took up various stylistic elements of the Neo-Renaissance and the Vienna Secession , and the hotel was geared towards the needs of the better society of the Danube Monarchy in all its furnishings . In addition to cultural and sporting events, the Portorož casino, which opened in Villa San Lorenzo in 1913, became a special attraction for spa guests.
Tourism stagnated in Portorož in the interwar period , and it was not until the 1960s that celebrities from politics and the film industry were guests in the hotel.
During the 1970s, the hotel suffered from poor management by the Yugoslav local government, including a. cut direct access to the sea. In 1980 the hotel was closed and three years later the main building and the hotel's own outdoor facilities were listed as a historical monument. After brief attempts to revive the operation of the hotel, it was finally closed in 1990.
After Slovenia gained independence in 1994, the hotel became the property of the Piran Municipality . In May 2003, a 99-year lease contract was signed with the Slovenian Istrabenz Group from Koper , which renovated the hotel for around 70 million euros by 2008 and entered into a contract with the Kempinski Group to operate the hotel for at least 20 years. During the renovation, the main building was completely gutted except for the listed facade , expanded and reopened on October 18, 2008.
Famous guests
The history of the hotel includes personalities such as Archduke Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este , the film actors Sophia Loren , Ornella Vanoni , Yul Brynner , Pierre Brice , Lex Barker , Adriano Celentano and Marcello Mastroianni , as well as celebrities from politics, art and culture such as Bobby Fischer , Ivo Pogorelić , Bobby Solo or Josip Tito .
Furnishing
The grand hotel , which was renovated in 2008 , has 181 rooms and 16 suites , including a presidential suite of around 230 m² . In addition to restaurants and halls, the main building also includes the 300 m² “Crystal Hall”, which is reminiscent of the atmosphere of the Belle Époque . A 2,500 m² wellness area is housed in a new building. a. with indoor and outdoor pools.
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the hotel , istrabenz.si
- ^ Portoroz Palace (Kempinski) , famoushotels.org
- ↑ Living in the palace: Kempinski Palace Portorož Upper Deck Travel, accessed on September 17, 2013
- ↑ In Istria people now eat truffles instead of cevapcici , Die Welt , 29 August 2010
- ↑ Kempinski Palace Portorož ( memento of the original from January 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , portoroz.si
Web links
Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 53 ″ N , 13 ° 35 ′ 31 ″ E