Hotel Des Indes

The Hague, Netherlands. Located on the Lange Voorhout, the tree-lined avenue at the heart of The Hague’s political and diplomatic quarter.

Hotel Des IndesThe Hague, Netherlands

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Opened: 1881
Rooms: 92rooms and suites
City: The HagueNetherlands
Setting: CityEurope

Practical information

Address: Hotel Des Indes
Lange Voorhout 54-56
2514 EG The Hague
Netherlands
Telephone: +31 70 361 2345
Official website: www.hoteldesindes.nl
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At a glance

92 rooms, including 13 suites.
The Des Indes Restaurant, the Des Indes Lounge, a renowned high tea in the domed rotunda, and the Pavlova salon.
Spa and fitness centre with swimming pool, plus meeting and event rooms.
Located on the Lange Voorhout, the tree-lined avenue at the heart of The Hague’s political and diplomatic quarter.

History

11 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1858
Architect Arend Roodenburg builds a city palace for Baron van Brienen van de Groote Lindt, adviser to King William III, complete with ballroom, stables and carriage rotunda.
1 May 1881
After four years of conversion by Alegonda Paulez and Friedrich Wirtz, the hotel is opened by Prince Frederik, named after the famous Hotel des Indes in Batavia.
1899
Under manager Christian Haller, formerly of the Savoy, it becomes the official hotel of the first Hague Peace Conference.
1902
A hydraulic lift is installed and architect Foek Kuipers turns the courtyard into a hall with a grand staircase beneath a glass dome.
2 May 1919
Facing conversion into offices, the hotel is bought by the Dutch state, which keeps it running as a hotel.
23 January 1931
The ballerina Anna Pavlova dies of pneumonia in her room; months later a fire guts the third floor, and a fourth floor is added during rebuilding.
1940 – 1945
During the occupation the hotel is a meeting place for German officers and the Dutch headquarters of the Wehrmacht High Command, while staff hide a small group of Jews.
1971
Closure is announced; ministers rally to save it and entrepreneur Julius Verwoerdt buys the building and renovates it throughout.
2004 – 2005
A €28 million renovation with interiors by Jacques Garcia; the hotel reopens in November 2005 in The Luxury Collection.
December 2018
The Marriott management contract ends and the hotel joins The Leading Hotels of the World.
Notable guests
Visitors have included Empress Eugénie, Theodore Roosevelt, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the future Emperor Hirohito and Henry Ford.