Hotel Metropole
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland. Located on the Quai des Bergues, facing Lake Geneva and the Rhône on the right bank.
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7 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.
The arrival of steamboats prompts the redesign of Geneva’s right-bank waterfront, a project led by engineer Guillaume Henri Dufour.
Built by the Société des Bergues on neo-classical lines, the hotel opens as the largest of its kind in Switzerland.
A major refurbishment transforms the interiors and adds a floor.
The hotel hosts meetings linked to the early League of Nations; the Salle des Nations becomes a venue for diplomacy.
A new wing is added.
The hotel joins Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
It receives the first of consecutive Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star ratings.
Sources: Official website · Four Seasons Press Room, Hotel history and backgrounder. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
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