Savoy Hotel, Malmö

Hotel Savoy is a historic hotel in Malmö, Sweden, now owned by Elite Hotels. The hotel is located opposite to Malmö Central Station.[1]

This article is about the Swedish hotel. For other hotels, see Savoy Hotel (disambiguation).
Hotel Savoy, Malmo, in 2012

History

The site of the current hotel has been home to an inn since the medieval times. In 1862, a hotel was built on the site and was called Hotel Svera. About 20 years later, the hotel was renamed as Hotel Horn after the then owner. The hotel took the name Savoy in 1902 after the Savoy Hotel in London. The hotel was remodeled in 1912 in preparation for the Baltic Exhibition of 1914, based on designs by architect Frans Ekelund, adding a banquet hall, a dining room, and new hotel rooms.[2][3]

The hotel was famous for Vladimir Lenin's halt and smörgåsbord en route to Stockholm on his return from exile in Zurich back to Petrograd, in 1917.[4][5][6]

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References
  1. "Elite Hotel Savoy, Malmö, Sweden. Open Daily. Free Entry. - See Around Britain". seearoundbritain.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. "Savoy Hotel, Malmo, Sweden". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. "Hotel Savoy - Malmö stad". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. Merridale, Catherine (2017-03-28). Lenin on the Train. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-62779-302-5.
  5. "Åt inte ens det historiska smörgåsbordet på Savoy". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. Hammer, Joshua. "Vladimir Lenin's Return Journey to Russia Changed the World Forever". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

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