L'Histoire

We are in Via XX Settembre, in the center, a stone's throw from Palazzo Ducale and Piazza de Ferrari, the Carlo Felice theater and the most important museums and palaces of Genoa and the famous Rolli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: you can't claim to have visited Genoa unless you were here, in contact with the inner soul of the city. Built between the late 1800s and early 1900s, Via XX Settembre is a series of elegant buildings, aand the Bristol Palace is among them. Since its opening in 1905, the Bristol has been considered one of the most prestigious hotels in the city: the high society of Genoa chose it as the setting for sophisticated and legendary parties and an exclusive restaurant. This location of great charm attracted such guests as Gabriele D'Annunzio, Luigi Pirandello and Emperor Hirohito.

Beautifully restored, today it retains its original structures and precious furnishings. In fact, in March 2014, with the efforts of Duetorrihotels Group, extensive renovations gave it back the former Nouveau and Art Deco glory: precious objects and furniture of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century came back to life. Today you can admire the sumptuous lounges Napoleon III, marble floors and walls in the banqueting and conference hall, the original ancient floors in the conference rooms and Giotto's Restaurant, where you can dine surrounded by stuccoes and frescoes. Sala Michelangelo, an old reading room of the hotel, preserved the large mirror, sconces on the walls and the central chandelier, a testimony to luxury that surrounded the important guests of the Hotel. It is proved by the images of time in the Grand Bristol Hôtel de Genes Guide, a precious book in French, one of Illustres Reynaud Guides.