Hotel Le Plaza
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium. Located at 200m of the famous Manneken Pis, in heart of the Brussels, close to the financial district and just at 15min of the Le Sablon district.

16 dates from the archives of Grand Hotels of the World.
Construction of the original building.
The Hotel is rebuilt by the Blaton family, a construction family from Belgium.
Brussels Expo Universelle.
Acquisition by Rocco Forte. History of the Rocco Forte Collection

Charles Forte, an Italian immigrant to the UK, opens a « Milk Bar » on Regents street in London … the company becomes the Forte Hotel Group (Trusthouse Forte)
the Forte Hotel group faces a hostile takeover bid from the Media Conglomerate Granada the founding family is ejected with a settlement payment of £350 million. Two of the 6 children, Rocco Forte and his younger sister Olga Polizzi decide to reinvent their fathers Hotel business.
Sir Rocco Forte founds RF Hotels.
Opening of Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh..
Acquisition of Hotel Savoy in Florence.
Acquisition of Hotel Astoria in St Petersburg.
Acquisition of Hotel Amigo in Brussels.
Opening of Hotel de Russie in Rome.
Acquisition of Brown’s Hotel in London.
Opening of Villa Kennedy (Villa Speyer) in Frankfurt.
Opening of Hotel de Rome (formally seat of Dresdner Bank) in Berlin. The list only mentions those hotels in the Rocco Forte Collection, which are historic places and which are part of Palace Hotels of the World.com .
Rocco Forte Hotels are renamed Rocco Forte Collection.
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