The Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo is a five-star
luxury hotel
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at 4 Avenue De La Madone in
Monte Carlo
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, Monaco.
History
The Hotel Metropole was built in 1889, designed by
Hans-Georg Tersling.
died there in 1944. Italian American television host
Mike Bongiorno died there in 2009.
Lebanese developer Nabil Boustany bought the hotel from the British
Grand Metropolitan group in 1980. Boustany spent $140 million gutting and rebuilding the aging hotel into a modern luxury hotel. The hotel reopened in 1988 as Le Metropole Palace. The opening was attended by
Prince Rainier,
Prince Albert
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*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
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* Alb ...
, and
Princess Stephanie. The hotel was operated by
Conrad Hotels
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, the international division of
Hilton Hotels
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. In September 2003, it closed for a major renovation, 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.
In November 2020, the hotel closed for the first phase of renovation; it took five months and the hotel reopened in April 2021.
Gallery
File:Hôtel, Monte-Carlo (5660846848).jpg, The original Hotel Metropole building
File:Métropole Palace Hôtel - monaco - panoramio.jpg, Turrets of the current Hotel Metropole (far left)
References
External links
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Hotel buildings completed in 1988
Hotels in Monaco
Monte Carlo
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