Hotel Bristol Palace
Hotel Bristol Palace is a 4-star Luxury hotel in Genoa, Italy on Via XX Settembre.
The Bristol Palace Hotel on Via XX Settembre in Genoa, Italy (photographed in 2011)
History
The hotel was designed by Dario Carbone and built in 1905.
During World War 2, it housed the German command.[1] At the end of the war, it housed the National Liberation Committee.
The hotel has hosted famous and notable guests such as the Emperor of Japan Hirohito and the writers Edmondo De Amicis, Luigi Pirandello and Gabriele D'Annunzio. In 1926, Alfred Hitchcock stayed in the hotel during the filming The Pleasure Garden.[2]
The hotel is currently managed by Gruppo Duetorrihotels Spa.
Gallery
Sign of the Hotel
The staircase in the hotel, photographed from the 5th floor in 2016
The staircase in the hotel, photographed from the ground floor looking up in 2016
The staircase in the hotel, photographed from the second floor looking down in 2016
Room in the hotel, photographed in 2016
Room in the hotel, photographed in 2016
Room in the hotel, photographed in 2016
Exterior view
References
- "L'hotel Bristol sul sito dell'Associazione Locali storici d'Italia". Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- Bruno Viani, "Genova, 85 anni davanti alla cinepresa" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Il Secolo XIX, 29 March 2011
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