Grand Hotel Riccione

Grand Hotel Riccione
The façade of the Grand Hotel Riccione, c. 1932
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Architectural style
AddressViale Antonio Gramsci 23
Town or cityRiccione
CountryItaly
Coordinates44°0′5.78″N 12°39′42.67″E / 44.0016056°N 12.6618528°E / 44.0016056; 12.6618528
Construction started28 September 1928 (1928-09-28)
Opened
  • 15 August 1929; 95 years ago (1929-08-15) (main building)
  • 1934; 90 years ago (1934) (Torre 900)
CostLit. 4 million (main building)
OwnerMarebello SpA
Technical details
Floor count10 (3 in the main building, 7 in the Torre 900)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
EngineerGaleazzo Pullè
Other information
FacilitiesSwimming pool
Website
www.grandhotelriccione.it (in Italian)

The Grand Hotel Riccione is a luxury hotel in Riccione, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.[1]

Inaugurated in 1929, the hotel was founded by Milanese entrepreneur Gaetano Ceschina [de],[1] and designed by architect Rutilio Ceccolini.[2] In 1934, it was expanded with the Torre 900, a tower annexe designed by Renato Camus.[3] The hotel was used by foreign dignatories visiting Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator, during his stays in Riccione,[4] while the tower annexe was used as an operational control and security centre by his private secretariat.[2][3] After the Second World War, the hotel symbolised Riccione's growth as an upmarket seaside resort, hosting extravagant parties.[5][6] The hotel closed in 2010 following an inheritance dispute.[7] It partially reopened in July 2023,[8] but its management company was declared bankrupt two months later.[9][10]

The original building's architecture is the Liberty style variant of Art Nouveau,[9][10] inspired by Gino Coppedè,[2][11] with sober and elegant lines that subdue Coppedè's eccentricism. It is constructed of predominantly white materials.[11] The hotel's rooms are decorated with crystal chandeliers of Bohemia and Murano.[1] It numbers 300 beds.[12] Previous guests at the hotel include Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy, Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, and Emmanuel Milingo, excommunicated Archbishop of Lusaka.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "1929 inaugurato il Grand Hotel, Riccione cambia passo" [1929: The Grand Hotel is inaugurated. Riccione changes pace.]. Famija Arciunesa (in Italian). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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  4. ^ Documents on British Foreign Policy, 1919-1939. H.M. Stationery Office. 1946. p. 529.
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  7. ^ "Fallito il Grand Hotel di Riccione, rischia di finire all'asta" [The Grand Hotel in Riccione has failed and risks ending up at auction]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Il Grand Hotel riapre alcune suite Andreatta: "E' il primo passo"" [The Grand Hotel reopens some suites. Andreatta: "It's the first step"]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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  12. ^ Belli, Gemma; Capano, Francesca; Pascariello, Maria Ines (6 November 2018). La città, il viaggio, il turismo: Percezione, produzione e trasformazione [The city, the journey, the tourism: Perception, production, and transformation] (in Italian). FedOA - Federico II University Press. pp. 2228–9. ISBN 978-88-99930-02-8.