Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois

Basel, Switzerland. Located in the hearth of the old city of Basel.

Grand Hotel Les Trois RoisBasel, Switzerland

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Rooms: 101rooms and suites
City: BaselSwitzerland
Setting: CityEurope

Practical information

Address: Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois
Blumenrain 8
4001 Basel
Switzerland
Telephone: Switzerland 061 260 50 50
International +41 61 260 50 50
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At a glance

There are 101 rooms and suites.
Cheval Blanc restaurant.
Conference rooms, fitness center and a limousine service.
Located in the hearth of the old city of Basel.

History

17 dates from the archives of Grand Hotels of the World.

1681
First official record of the Hostellerie at the three Kings. The name is in refernce to the three wise men from the bible: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois is one of the oldest hotels in Europe.
1754
Johann Christoph Imhof installs 3 King figures on the faced of the restaurant.
1798
Napoleon Bonaparte has lunch at the Hotel discussing Swiss French relations with Swiss officials.
1841
Acquisition of the Hotel by Johann Jakob Senn. Demolishion of the historic building.
1842
Reconstruction of the Hotel in a Belle Epoque style under the Swiss Architect Amadeus Merian.
1844
February 16: Reopening the Trois Roias as a "Grand Hotel".
Theodore Herzl, father of the State of Israel, on the balcony of the Hotel les trois Rois in Basel
1897
August 26-29: Theodor Herzl, considered to be the father of the State of Israel, stayed at the Hotel while attending the first Zionist Congress held at the casino of Basel.
1915
Southern part of the Hotel, Blumenrain 2, sold to the Basler Kantonalbank.
1936
A dorector is employed to manage the Hotel.
1938
Southern part of the Hotel, Blumenrain 2, become the Basel Tourist Office.
1941
Alfred Kienberger becomes the new director. The Hotel return to the glory of the past.
1972
Alfred Kienberger retiresr.
1976
Acquisition of the Hotel by Guy de Boisrouvraye who owns several Hotels in Switzerland like the Bristol in Geneva.
2000
Albina du Boisrouvray, daughter of Guy, sells the Hotel to the Richemond Hotel group owned by the French Descours family. The Richemond in Geneva and other Grand Hotels are bought at the same time by Descours.
2004
Acquisition of the Hotel and the ajascent southern section Blumenrain 2 by the Swiss Businessman Thomas Straumann, the world’s biggest producer of dental implants. Renovation under the Basel Architect Christian Lang. Reconstruction of the Hotel's original aspect.
2006
March 16: Reopening of he Hotel.
2016
The restauarnt Cheval Blanc got a 3rd Michelin star. Élisabeth II, Pablo Picasso and Thomas Mann came here. Switzerland is a country with a lot of Grand Hotel Culture Thanks to the passion of Thomas Straubman one of the "historic crown jewels" came back to life. Interesting 3à:30 min Documentary by NZZ