Grandhotel Pupp
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Grandhotel Pupp | |
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General information | |
Location | Mírové náměstí 2, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
Coordinates | 50°13′10″N 12°52′44″E / 50.2194444°N 12.8788889°E |
Opening | 1701 |
Design and construction | |
Developer | Jan Jiří Pop |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 228 |
Website | |
www.pupp.cz |
The Grandhotel Pupp (Czech pronunciation: [pup]) is a 228-room luxury hotel in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The hotel hosts the annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
History
The hotel began as the
The family prospered in the following decades and was able to buy the Saxony Hall in 1890. Between 1896 and 1907, the Viennese architects Fellner & Helmer rebuilt the various family-owned buildings into the neo-Baroque Grandhotel Pupp that stands today. Up until the World War II the family continued to acquire neighbouring properties and incorporate them into the hotel complex.
After the war, the
In popular culture
The Grandhotel Pupp was a major location for the 2006 movie Last Holiday starring Queen Latifah. It also appears in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale as Hotel Splendide in Montenegro. It has been cited as inspiration for the Grand Budapest Hotel in the movie of the same name.