Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy. Located on the historic Piazza della Repubblica, close to the l Duomo steps away from the main fashion houses, museums and galleries.

13 dates from the archives of Grand Hotels of the World.
Acquisition by Rocco Forte.
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 Ville Kennedy (Villa Speyer) in Frankfurt.
Opening of Hotel de Rome (formally seat of Dresdner Bank) in Berlin.
Rocco Forte Hotels are renamed Rocco Forte Collection
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