Le Richemond
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Le Richemond first opened in 1875 as a family run pension under the name Le-Riche-Mont. The first owner Adolphe-Rodolphe Armleder was the son of a German maker of oak wine barrels.
After the second world war extensive renovations were made to the hotel to raise the standard to a luxury hotel. In 2004 after four generations of ownership the Armleder family sold the hotel to The Rocco Forte Collection
. In 2011 the hotel was sold to Cedar Capital Management, who appointed Dorchester Collection
to manage the hotel.
The hotel is listed as having one of the top ten most expensive suites, Armleder suite named after the Armleder family.
John Armleder
, the Swiss artist was part of the family that owned this property and spent his early years at the hotel.
After the second world war extensive renovations were made to the hotel to raise the standard to a luxury hotel. In 2004 after four generations of ownership the Armleder family sold the hotel to The Rocco Forte Collection
The Rocco Forte Collection
The Rocco Forte Collection is a family of 13 hotels and resorts across Europe.As brand of Rocco Forte & Family PLC, the company owns and part-owns luxury five-star hotels...
. In 2011 the hotel was sold to Cedar Capital Management, who appointed Dorchester Collection
Dorchester Collection
Dorchester Collection is a luxury hotel operator owned by the Brunei Investment Agency , an arm of the Ministry of Finance of Brunei. Dorchester Collection owns and manages 9 luxury five star hotels, The Dorchester, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Plaza Athénée, Hotel Meurice, Principe di Savoia, Hotel...
to manage the hotel.
The hotel is listed as having one of the top ten most expensive suites, Armleder suite named after the Armleder family.
John Armleder
John Armleder
John Armleder as the son of a hotelier , is a Swiss performance artist, painter, sculptor, critic, and curator. His work is based on his involvement with Fluxus in the 1960s and 1970s, when he created performance art pieces, installations and collective art activities that were strongly influenced...
, the Swiss artist was part of the family that owned this property and spent his early years at the hotel.