InterContinental Geneva

Last updated

InterContinental Geneva is a luxury hotel operated by InterContinental in Geneva, Switzerland.

Contents

Established in 1964, the InterContinental is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) [1] to the west, near the United Nations headquarters. The hotel, 333 rooms and suites, offers comfort and tranquility in modern surroundings. Thoughtfully styled by famed designer Tony Chi, the rooms and suites all feature abundant natural light, harmonious tones and contemporary elegance.

Over the years the hotel has hosted an elite clientele, including 400 heads of state, nearly 4,000 government ministers, many ambassadors, political figures, performing artists, and sports personalities. [2] Guests have included Kofi Annan, Paul Biya, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Dennis Ross, Sophia Loren, and Roger Federer. [1] [3] On 9 May 1977, President Hafez al-Assad of Syria met with US President Jimmy Carter at the hotel to discuss the Arab–Israeli conflict and deadlocked Israeli-Syrian peace talk. [3] [4] In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan held a summit meeting at the hotel. [5] World leaders like Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Hosni Mubarak, and George H. W. Bush have also stayed at the hotel. [5] It has also hosted many international conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Communications in 1993. [6]

Location

The luxury hotel is located in Petit-Saconnex, a residential area in the northwestern part of the city, and has views of Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva. The Botanic Garden, United Nations (European Headquarters) [1] and International Centre of Congress (CICG) are a three-minute walk from the hotel. The Palexpo Exhibition Centre and shopping mall are a five-minute drive away. [7] [8]

History

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the InterContinental Geneva in 2011. Secretary Clinton Shakes Hands With Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.jpg
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the InterContinental Geneva in 2011.

Over the years the hotel has hosted an elite clientele, including 400 heads of state, nearly 4,000 government ministers, many ambassadors, political figures, performing artists, and sports personalities. [9] Guests have included Kofi Annan, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Dennis Ross, Sophia Loren, and Roger Federer. [1] [3] On 9 May 1977, President Hafez al-Assad of Syria met with US President Jimmy Carter at the hotel to discuss the Arab–Israeli conflict and deadlocked Israeli-Syrian peace talk. [3] [4] In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan held a summit meeting at the hotel. [5] World leaders like Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Hosni Mubarak, George H. W. Bush, and Joe Biden have also stayed at the hotel. [5] It has also hosted many international conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Communications in 1993. [6]

The hotel, which was built in 1964, [5] underwent a renovation which was completed in 2005 at a cost of €22 million. [10] The renovations, designed by Tony Chi, have modernized the guest rooms and the foyer. [1]

Features

The 5-star luxury hotel is 18 stories high and has 333 guest rooms (233 single bed rooms and 94 double bed rooms), 56 suites, 16 meeting rooms and two restaurants (the pool side restaurant is heated during summer), apart from a Swiss wine lounge and a Spa. [7] [8]

The architecture and design of the hotel is a fusion of historical and classic modernism styles. [1] The entrance façade has been redone, and the foyer of the hotel is now very large. The façade has a canopy with columns made of limestone. The doors are made of brass and large bamboo plants at the entrance give it a feeling of being even more spacious. The original reception area, which incorporated a shopping mall, was replaced with a Great Hall with "monumental columns and grand staircases." [1] The Woods Restaurant, located near the entrance, has a custom-made table fashioned from tree trunks and the cabinets are also made of wood. In the Bar des Nations, the fireplace is double storied and made of limestone. The guest rooms are of contemporary design, and with subtle lighting, they provide views of Lake Geneva and the Alps. [11]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InterContinental</span> Brand of luxury hotels

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan Am founder Juan Trippe. It has been part of UK-based InterContinental Hotels Group since 1998. As of January 2023, there were 208 InterContinental hotels worldwide, with 70,287 rooms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul</span> Five stars hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan

The Intercontinental Hotel Kabul is a five star hotel located in the Karte Parwan neighbourhood in western Kabul, Afghanistan. It served as the nation's first international luxury hotel, one of the most visited by foreigners since its opening in 1969, built nearby the Bagh-e Bala Palace. The hotel has 200 rooms and is equipped with a swimming pool, a gym, and about four restaurants for dine in or room service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlton Cannes Hotel</span> Hotel in Cannes, France

The Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel is a historic 332-room luxury hotel opened in 1911, located at 58 La Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera. It is famous for hosting movie stars from around the world during the annual Film Festival. Following major renovations, it reopened on 13 March 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InterContinental Warsaw</span> Hotel in Poland

InterContinental Warsaw is a five-star hotel in Warsaw, located between Emilia Plater, Śliska, and Sosnowa Streets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Hôtel (Stockholm)</span> Building in Stockholm, Sweden

Grand Hôtel is a five-star hotel in Stockholm. It was founded by Frenchman, Jean-François Régis Cadier, in 1872. It opened on 14 June 1874 at the same time as the Grand Hotel in Oslo; all the Scandinavian capitals have a major hotel called 'Grand Hotel'. The Grand Hôtel is located next to the Nationalmuseum and opposite the Royal Palace and Gamla stan. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize laureates and their families have traditionally been guests at the hotel, as well as several celebrities and world leaders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crowne Plaza Belgrade</span> Building in New Belgrade, Serbia

Crowne Plaza Belgrade is a four-star hotel located in New Belgrade, Serbia. With its 387 rooms and 29 suites, it is the biggest hotel in the city in terms of capacity.

The InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut is a historic 5-star luxury hotel situated in the Minet El Hosn neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon. It is located on Rue Fakhreddine near the Corniche Beirut promenade and walking-distance from Beirut Central District, and a few kilometers from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ducor Hotel</span> Abandoned hotel in Monrovia, Liberia

The Ducor Hotel is an abandoned luxury hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. Established in 1960, it had 106 rooms on eight stories. The hotel has fallen into disrepair after being occupied by squatters who were removed before a failed effort at a Libyan-funded renovation. The building sits on Ducor Hill, the highest point of the city, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Saint Paul River and Monrovia's West Point district. It is located at the end of Broad Street across from United Nations Boulevard in Monrovia's main business district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regent Hong Kong</span> Building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Regent Hong Kong is a five-star hotel located at 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The hotel is positioned directly on the waterfront, offering views of Victoria Harbour and is close to various tourist attractions. The hotel has 497 rooms and 129 suites, and is considered to be the flagship property of the group.

The InterContinental Kuwait Downtown was a planned InterContinental hotel in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Announced in 2012, it was scheduled for completion in early 2015. It was to be located in close proximity to the government and business centre of the city. The hotel would have contained 200 rooms: 120 king rooms, 60 twin rooms and 20 deluxe suites, as well as conference facilities and a banquet hall covering over 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InterContinental London Park Lane</span> Hotel in London, England

InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury five-star hotel in London, England operated by the InterContinental Hotels Group. It is located at 1 Hamilton Place on Hyde Park Corner with Park Lane, close to the shopping center of Knightsbridge and Piccadilly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel</span> Hotel in Manhattan, New York

The InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel is a hotel at 111 East 48th Street, on Lexington Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The 14-story hotel, operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts, was designed by Cross and Cross in the Colonial style and contains 702 rooms. The Barclay was one of several large hotels developed around Grand Central Terminal as part of Terminal City.

Taj Coromandel is a five-star luxury hotel located in Chennai, India. Named after the Coromandel Coast, the HACCP- and ISO 14001-certified hotel was opened in 1974. Owned by Oriental Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group of Hotels, it is classified under the group's luxury hotels section.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park</span> Luxury hotel in Chennai, India

The Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park was a five-star hotel located on TTK Road in Chennai, India. It opened in 1981 and closed in 2023.

The Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as the Tianma Pit Hotel, Shimao Quarry Hotel, Songjiang, or Pit Pegasus Hotel is a unique hotel and earthscraper in Songjiang, Shanghai, China, 50 kilometres from city center. The hotel, which started operations on 20 November 2018, is managed by InterContinental and was built on the site of an abandoned quarry and, notably, features some rooms underwater.

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort is a resort & spa in Da Nang, Vietnam. It is one of the resorts under the management of InterContinental Hotels Group in Vietnam. The resort opened on June 1, 2012.

Less than two years after it had opened, InterContinental surrendered the management of its second London property – InterContinental London Westminster, located in the former Queen Anne's Chambers. It became the Conrad London St. James in September, 2014. It has 256 guest rooms and suites, 7 meeting rooms and a restaurant. This stately structure, with its 19th-century façade, was once a war-time residence of lobbyists and civil servants. The building was renovated and opened its doors as London's first Conrad hotel. Nowadays the stylish interior features original art installations and a contemporary design. The press release stated that the hotel would become the twenty-fourth Conrad hotel, and the first in London.

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Luxury hotel on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is a luxury hotel located on the shores of Lake Geneva at Avenue Claude Nobs 2, in the city of Montreux in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and managed by Michael Smithuis. Built in 1906, the hotel is a member of the Swiss Deluxe Hotels and Historic Hotels Worldwide. The hotel is part of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. The Fairmont chain has been part of the AccorHotels group since 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InterContinental Nha Trang</span> Building in Khánh Hòa, Vietnam

The InterContinental Nha Trang is a beachfront hotel in Nha Trang, located between the Sheraton Nha Trang and the Havana hotel Nha Trang. Originally designed as a Crowne Plaza, the hotel underwent re-branding in 2013 and is now upgraded to an InterContinental hotel. The hotel is opened on March 17, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InterContinental Marseille Hotel Dieu</span> Hotel in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

The InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu is a five-star luxury hotel near the Vieux-Port area of Marseille, France. Housed in the Hôtel-Dieu de Marseille building, which served as the city's primary hospital (Hôtel-Dieu) for over eight hundred years, the hotel opened on April 25, 2013, in conjunction with the ongoing Euroméditerranée project. The hotel is part of the InterContinental hotel chain, and it is the fourth InterContinental property in France.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yee 2008, p. 206.
  2. ↑ "InterContinental Geneve Press Document Summary" (PDF). imex-frankfurt.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Blanford 2006, p. 71.
  4. 1 2 Seale 1990, p. 295.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Clarke, Pfannhauser & Doel 2009, p. 160.
  6. 1 2 ICC '93 Geneva: IEEE International Conference on Communications '93, May 23–26, 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : technical program, conference record. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 1993. p. 1256. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Stately, Elegant Geneva Hotel With A Prestigious Address". Official website of Intercontinental Hotel. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Concierge Guide". Official website of Intercontinental Hotel. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "InterContinental Geneve Press Document Summary" (PDF). imex-frankfurt.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Hotel Intercontinental Geneva". Travel Business Consulting Group. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  11. ↑ Yee 2008, pp. 206–8.
Bibliography
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.