Misplaced Pages

#773226

18-537: Situated along the Royal Route , the building was designed by Polish-Italian architect Enrico Marconi and has since been one of Warsaw's architectural symbols. Badly damaged during World War II , it was systematically rebuilt at a great expense throughout the 1950s, reopening as a hotel in 1962. Managed by Raffles Hotels & Resorts , it reopened on 1 June 2018 after extensive renovation with 106 rooms, restaurant , bar, spa and Lourse pâtisserie, as well as offices on

36-509: A Raffles-branded hotel. There are currently three Raffles Residences with more scheduled to be completed in the next few years. In 2015, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Singapore Sling , Raffles Hotels & Resorts partnered with London-based microdistillery Sipsmith to create a brand-made gin, the Raffles 1915 Gin. Released in 2018, Soirées, Sojourns & Stories by Raffles

54-529: A balustrade along the top, and reconstruction of the ruined sections of the exterior. Many surviving elements of the interior were removed, including the grand staircase and ballrooms, replacing them with dormitories, classrooms and a gymnasium. The building served as the Military Political Academy (Akademia Wojskowa Polityczna) from 1951 to 1954, and then as offices for the Ministry of Transport. In 1956

72-555: A complete restoration, spaces on the ground floor were rented out to shops and cafes, and the former hotel rooms and apartments in the building were rented out as offices. The structure was completely closed in 2013 in anticipation of the impending reconstruction. Reconstruction began in July 2013 and the building reopened in May 2018 with a 106-room hotel managed by Raffles Hotels & Resorts as Raffles Europejski Warsaw , 3,000 m of retail space on

90-451: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Raffles Hotels %26 Resorts Raffles Hotels & Resorts is a Singaporean chain of luxury hotels which traces its roots to 1887 with the opening of the original Raffles Hotel in Singapore . The company started to develop internationally in the late 1990s. Since 2015, Raffles is part of Accor . Raffles Hotels & Resorts

108-612: Is a former communication route that led southward from the city's Old Town . It now comprises a series of connecting Warsaw streets that feature a number of historic landmarks . The Royal Route begins at Warsaw's Castle Square and runs south down Krakowskie Przedmieście (Kraków Suburb Street), ulica Nowy Świat (New World Street), Aleje Ujazdowskie ( Ujazdów Avenue ), ulica Belwederska ( Belweder Street) and ulica Sobieskiego ( Sobieski Street), finally to arrive at Wilanów ( King Jan III Sobieski's personal residence ). The route, with other portions of Warsaw Old Town ,

126-521: Is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments ( Pomnik historii ) as designated September 16, 1994. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland . 52°14′11″N 21°01′05″E  /  52.2364°N 21.0180°E  / 52.2364; 21.0180 This Warsaw -related location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Polish road or road transport-related article

144-582: The Kremlin , in the second half of 2022. However, in March 2023, it was confirmed that the new hotel was cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Raffles Hotels & Resorts operates at 18 locations worldwide with 5 more openings planned in 2023 and 2024. Raffles Residences is a collection of private residential suites and apartments that are serviced by Raffles Hotels & Resorts and are usually connected to

162-518: The Orbis Hotel Europejski . In 1965, The Golden Gate Quartet performed their only concert in Poland here. During the following decades, some of the notable guests of the hotel included: Robert Kennedy , Marlene Dietrich , The Rolling Stones , Indira Gandhi , Günter Grass , Artur Rubinstein , Mstislav Rostropovich , Czesław Miłosz and Lech Wałęsa . After the fall of communism, in 1993,

180-602: The Polish government decided to return the building to its former use as a hotel. From 1956 to 1957, the empty building was used to house Jewish emigrants from the Soviet Union. The building was transferred to the Orbis state tourist company in 1957 and converted back to a hotel, with Bohdan Pniewski again serving as architect, along with Bohdan Kijowicz. The resulting hotel had 260 rooms and 13 suites. It reopened to guests on July 2, 1962 as

198-582: The Singapore government. Raffles and Swissôtel joined Fairmont Hotels in the newly formed holding, FRHI Hotels & Resorts , in 2006. In December 2015, Accor announced the acquisition of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, taking over the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissotel hotel chains. The $ 2.7 billion deal was finalized in July 2016. In December 2020, Accor announced that it would be opening a new hotel in Moscow , next to

SECTION 10

#1732890649774

216-457: The government to rebuild the hotel and commenced by setting up a restaurant in the surviving section of the building. However, before they could rebuild the whole hotel, the property was seized by the government in 1948 as a result of the Bierut Decrees . The building was rebuilt during 1949-1951 to designs by Bohdan Pniewski to serve as a military school. Major structural changes included adding

234-448: The ground floor, and 6,500 m of Class A office space on the top two floors, 4,000 m of which is operated by WeWork as shared office space. 52°14′30″N 21°0′52″E  /  52.24167°N 21.01444°E  / 52.24167; 21.01444 Royal Route, Warsaw The Royal Route ( Polish : Trakt Królewski , IPA: [ˈtrakt kruˈlɛfskʲi] ) in Warsaw , Poland ,

252-434: The heirs of the hotel's original owners sued to regain the hotel from the state-run Orbis Hotels chain. The case took 12 years, as Orbis claimed they had constructed the current building and invested a great deal of money in it. The heirs were ultimately successful in their lawsuit, and the hotel was closed down by Orbis on June 30, 2005. The hand-over was completed later that year on September 1. While preparations were made for

270-537: The top two floors and a luxury shopping center . It is located on the historical Royal Route and close to Warsaw Old Town . Facilities include an art gallery and a coffee and pastry shop. The rooms vary in size and shape and most have views overlooking historic parts of Warsaw, including the Royal Tract and the Pilsudski Square . The hotel originally opened on January 1, 1857. Designed by Enrico Marconi , it

288-729: Was formed in 1989 to restore, redevelop and manage the historic Raffles Hotel in Singapore . The corporation also undertook the restructuring and management of the Raffles City development, thus laying the foundation for Raffles Hotels & Resorts to become a hotel management company. After a complete restoration, the Raffles Hotel reopened on 16 September 1991. In April 2001, Raffles Holdings acquired Swissôtel from SAirGroup for 268 million euros, thus increasing its room capacity by 139% to 13,500 units in 17 countries. In 2005, Colony Capital bought Raffles Holdings for $ 1 billion from

306-548: Was one of the most luxurious hotels in the Russian Empire , which stretched from Europe to Alaska . From 1915, the architect Antoni Jawornicki, was responsible for many of the upgrades to the hotel including moving the main entrance and building two ballrooms in the courtyard. In 1921, the hotel's owners, the Przeździecki and Czetwertyński families formed the joint stock company, Hotel Europejski Spółka Akcyjna (HESA). The hotel

324-675: Was renamed the Europäisches Hotel by the Germans during the occupation in World War II and used to house Wehrmacht officers exclusively whilst keeping a large portion of the pre-war Polish staff. It was severely damaged after the Warsaw Uprising in December 1944 and January 1945 by the retreating Germans. In 1945, after the liberation of Warsaw, the original owners received permission from

#773226