Entrance of Hotel Ritz, Madrid.
The extensive work will significantly upgrade the hotel’s facilities and services, while maintaining the original building’s Belle Époque style. The hotel’s fine interior architectural features will undergo careful restoration, and a number of valuable artistic pieces from the property’s collection including crystal chandeliers, antique paintings and sculptures will be incorporated.
Mandarin Oriental International Limited today announced that Hotel Ritz, Madrid will close on February 28, 2018 for a €99 million (US$121 million) restoration, which is expected to complete in late 2019.
The extensive work will significantly upgrade the hotel’s facilities and services, while maintaining the original building’s Belle Époque style. The restoration works are led by Spanish architect, Rafael de La-Hoz, while French designers’, Gilles & Boissier, have been appointed to oversee the interiors.
The hotel’s fine interior architectural features will undergo careful restoration, and a number of valuable artistic pieces from the property’s collection including crystal chandeliers, antique paintings and sculptures will be incorporated.
The restoration will reinstate several original feature including the glass roof in the heart of the hotel, and see the main restaurant moving back to its original location with direct access to the terrace. A new bar will also be added.
During the closure hotel colleagues will undergo a range of training programmes, or be provided temporary assignments at other Mandarin Oriental properties in preparation for the re-opening of the hotel.
Since its opening in 1910, the hotel has welcomed the likes of corporate leaders and celebrities.