Savoia Excelsior Palace

Savoia Excelsior Palace
Savoia Excelsior exterior view
General information
Location	Trieste, Italy
Owner	Starhotels
Technical details
Floor count	6
Other information
Number of rooms	144
Number of suites	18
Number of restaurants	1
Parking	yes with valet service
Website
Official website

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.^[1] The hotel was used as a venue for part of the 2009 G8 summit meeting.^[2]

History

The Savoia Excelsior Palace was built in 1911 by the Austrian 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.^[3] 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.^[4] The hotel reopened in June 2009 after two and a half years of renovation.

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Meeting rooms". Starhotels website. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
2. "G8 FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING Trieste, 25–27 June 2009 PROGRAMME" (PDF). esteri.it. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
3. "Hotel fact sheet". Starhotels website. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
4. "Savoia Excelsior Palace revives the jewel of Trieste (translated)". viaggi.corriere.it. Retrieved 27 October 2010.

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