Savoia Excelsior Palace
Encyclopedia
The Savoia Excelsior Palace is a 4 star
hotel in Trieste
, Italy
owned by the Starhotels
group. The hotel is located close to Piazza Unità d'Italia
overlooking the Gulf of Trieste
and has 142 rooms (including suites and apartments). The hotel has a bar, "Le Rive", and a restaurant, "The Savoy", which seats up to 150 people. The hotel’s conference centre has 9 meeting rooms which can seat up to 650 people in total. The hotel was used as a venue for part of the 2009 G8 summit meeting
.
architect Ladislaus Fiedler with classical sculptures and columns decorating the façade. At the time of its opening in 1912 the hotel was one of the most imposing and luxurious hotels in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
. Throughout its history the hotel has hosted aristocrats, artists and diplomats, as well as tourists visiting Trieste on their grand tour. Emperor Franz Josef
was a frequent guest and his private apartment is preserved intact. The hotel reopened in June 2009 after two and a half years of renovation.
Star (classification)
Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes. They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies, TV shows, restaurants, and hotels. For example, one to five stars is commonly employed to categorize hotels.-Restaurant ratings:...
hotel in Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
owned by the Starhotels
Starhotels
Starhotels is a privately-owned hotel chain based in Florence that operates 22 luxury hotels .The chain was founded in 1980 by Ferruccio Fabri and is operated today by his daughter Elisabetta Fabri....
group. The hotel is located close to Piazza Unità d'Italia
Piazza Unità d'Italia
Piazza Unità d'Italia is the main town square in Trieste, Italy. It is situated at the foot of the hill containing the castle of San Giusto and the square faces the Adriatic Sea. The square is often said to be Europe's largest square located next to the sea...
overlooking the Gulf of Trieste
Gulf of Trieste
The Gulf of Trieste is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea, in the extreme northern part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Gulf of Venice and is shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia...
and has 142 rooms (including suites and apartments). The hotel has a bar, "Le Rive", and a restaurant, "The Savoy", which seats up to 150 people. The hotel’s conference centre has 9 meeting rooms which can seat up to 650 people in total. The hotel was used as a venue for part of the 2009 G8 summit meeting
35th G8 summit
The 35th G8 summit took place in the city of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, on July 8–10, 2009. It was moved from the Sardinian seaside city of La Maddalena as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.....
.
History
The Savoia Excelsior Palace was built in 1911 by the AustrianAustrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
architect Ladislaus Fiedler with classical sculptures and columns decorating the façade. At the time of its opening in 1912 the hotel was one of the most imposing and luxurious hotels in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
. Throughout its history the hotel has hosted aristocrats, artists and diplomats, as well as tourists visiting Trieste on their grand tour. Emperor Franz Josef
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
was a frequent guest and his private apartment is preserved intact. The hotel reopened in June 2009 after two and a half years of renovation.