Grand Hotel Bucharest
Grand Hotel Bucharest | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel |
Address | 4 Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu |
Town or city | Bucharest |
Country | Romania |
Coordinates | 44°26′14″N 26°06′08″E / 44.4371°N 26.1022°E |
Construction started | 1967[1] |
Completed | 1970[1] |
Opening | 23 May 1971[1] |
Height | |
Roof | 87 metres (285 ft)[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 24[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Dinu Hariton, Gheorghe Nădrag, Ion Moscu, and Romeo Belea[1] |
The Grand Hotel Bucharest is a 24-story 87 m (285 ft) high-rise five-star hotel situated near University Square, Bucharest, in Sector 1. Opened in 1971 as the Inter-Continental Bucharest, it is a city landmark.
History
Designed by
It became the hotel of choice for members of the foreign press in Bucharest. During the
The hotel was renamed slightly in 2003, becoming the InterContinental Bucharest, when the chain was reorganized and dropped the hyphen from its name. In 2007 the hotel transitioned from a long-standing franchise agreement to a management contract with the
Description
The building is designed so that each room has a unique panorama of the city. The highest 2 floors (21 and 22) contain a club lounge, conference rooms and a health centre with an outdoor terrace, indoor swimming pool and fitness centre. The hotel complies with the triskaidekaphobic numbering system of the floors. The first 12 levels above ground are numbered from 1 to 12 and the next 12 levels are numbered from 14 to 25.[2]
The Imperial Apartment at the 19th floor has two bedrooms and a total area of 240 square meters. The apartment contains white Italian walnut furniture polished with gold and
In culture
- Some scenes of the Romanian movie Nea Mărin Miliardar were shot in the Imperial Apartment of the Intercontinental Hotel Bucharest.
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e "History of the Intercontinental Hotel Bucharest (Romanian)".
- ^ a b c Nistor, Radu (May 23, 2019). "Se împlinesc 48 de ani de la inaugurarea Hotelului Intercontinental". newsteam.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "End of an era as Bucharest says goodbye to InterContinental, and Budapest's Gellért closes its doors". 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Landmark hotel in downtown Bucharest to undergo name change, refurbishment". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "The Imperial Apartment" (in Romanian).