Grand Hotel Kempinski High Tatras

Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. Located on the shore of the alpine lake Štrbské Pleso, 1,351 m above sea level, in the Tatra National Park.

Grand Hotel Kempinski High TatrasŠtrbské Pleso, Slovakia

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Address: Grand Hotel Kempinski High Tatras
Kúpeľná 6
059 85 Štrbské Pleso
Slovakia
Telephone: +421 52 3262 222
Official website: www.kempinski.com
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98 rooms and suites spread across three interlinked historic buildings.
Grand Restaurant, Tower Dinner and the Lobby Lounge & Bar.
ZION SPA LUXURY with indoor pool, saunas and fitness centre, plus congress halls.
Located on the shore of the alpine lake Štrbské Pleso, 1,351 m above sea level, in the Tatra National Park.

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

1893
Landowner Jozef Szentiványi builds a private villa, the oldest part of today’s complex; Habsburgs and King Milan of Serbia visit.
1906
The Secession-style Hotel Kriváň opens, designed by Guido Hoepfner with Géza Györgyi; Archduke Charles Stephen is among its first guests.
After 1918
With the birth of Czechoslovakia, the villa takes the name Jánošík and the hotel becomes Kriváň.
1923
A third building, Hviezdoslav, named after the poet, opens with Rondo-Cubist interiors.
1935
A French-inspired dining room and bar are added ahead of international FIS ski competitions.
1953
The complex is turned into a sanatorium; it later falls into disrepair and closes.
2003
Architect Peter Černo draws up plans to convert the buildings into a five-star Kempinski hotel, using archive photos and drawings.
May 2009
After a €42 million refurbishment, the Grand Hotel Kempinski High Tatras is inaugurated.