Londonskaya Hotel

Londonskaya Hotel

Londonskaya Hotel
General information
Location Odessa, Ukraine
Address 11 Primorsky Blvd
Coordinates Coordinates: 46°29′13.01″N 30°44′31.16″E / 46.4869472°N 30.7419889°E
Opening 1846
Design and construction
Architect Francesco Boffo
Other information
Number of rooms 67
Website
http://londred.com/

The Londonskaya Hotel is a historic four star 19th century hotel in the center of Odessa, Ukraine, belonging to the same company as the nearby Bristol Hotel.

Description

The stylish four star 19th century hotel is in the centre of Odessa. It belongs to the same company as the nearby five-star Bristol Hotel which is roughly twice the size.[1]

Early history

The building housing the Londonskaya Hotel was originally constructed between 1826-1828 as a private residence, designed by architect Francesco Boffo in the early Italian Renaissance style.[2] The hotel was opened in 1846 by Jean-Batiste Karuta, a French confectioner.[3] It was significantly remodeled from 1899-1900 by architect J.M. Dmitrenko[4] and renovated in 1988.[5] The name of the hotel, like the nearby Bristol Hotel, is thought to have suggested luxury at that time.[6]

Famous Guests

Famous guests of the hotel have included: Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Kuprin, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ivan Ayvazovsky,[7] Henri Barbusse, Theodore Dreiser, Louis Aragon, Elsa Triolet, Isadora Duncan,[8] Marcello Mastroianni, Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Yankovsky,[9] Vladimir Putin, Victor Yuschenko, Leonid Kuchma, Jean Claude van Damme, Paolo Coelho.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Andrew (2013). Ukraine (Fourth edition. ed.). Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks: Bradt. p. 275 and 278. ISBN 1841624500. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Londonskaya Hotel
  3. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/-1846
  4. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/1899-1900
  5. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/-1988
  6. ↑ Brumfield, ed. by William Craft (2001). Commerce in Russian urban culture : 1861-1914. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.] p. 190. ISBN 0801867509. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  7. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/1899-1900
  8. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/-1917
  9. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/-1988
  10. ↑ http://londred.com/en/content/Today

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