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The hotel was founded in 1898 by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz in collaboration with the French chef Auguste Escoffier. The hotel was constructed behind the façade of an eighteenth-century townhouse. It was among the first hotels in Europe to provide an en suite bathroom, electricity, and a telephone for each room.
3 wrz 2021 · Every inch of the Ritz Paris feels steeped in glamorous history, and it’s been that way since Swiss-born César Ritz (who started his career as a waiter), and partner Auguste Escoffier opened the hotel in 1898.
27 maj 2024 · Since César Ritz and Auguste Escoffier threw open the doors in 1898, the Ritz has reigned as the crown jewel of the Parisian hotel scene. Its palatial interiors, white glove service, and timeless glamour have drawn royalty, celebrity, and well-heeled travelers for over 120 years.
8 maj 2020 · The fabled history of the Ritz begins with the extraordinary story of the “king of hoteliers, and hotelier to kings,” César Ritz. The youngest of 13 children, César was born in 1850 in the Swiss village of Niederwald to a family of poor peasants.
23 sie 2016 · Oto wyróżnione szczególne wydarzenia, które zapisały się w historii Ritz. 1898. Urodzony w chłopskiej rodzinie, szwajcarski biznesmen César Ritz otwiera swój wizytówkowy hotel na Place Vendôme. Na otwarciu, odbywającym się 1 czerwca pojawia się między innymi Marcel Proust (późniejszy jego mieszkaniec).
15 cze 2016 · A brief history of the grand hotel, which reopens this month--from Proust and Hemingway to Coco Chanel and Princess Diana.
31 sie 2023 · If the Ritz Paris has become so prestigious, it’s above all thanks to a couple of entrepreneurs: César and Marie-Louise Ritz, who invented everything of the modern hotel industry. A look back at their story.
