| 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.
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]
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