History
A Short History of The Ritz
The Ritz was opened on May 24th 1906, on the site of the Walsingham House Hotel, formerly the Bath Hotel. Conceived by renowned hotelier Cesar Ritz, The Ritz owes its architectural design to an extremely successful partnership formed in 1900 between Frenchman Charles Mewes, and Englishman Arthur Davis. |
Cesar Ritz and his hotels by Marcus Binney
Cesar Ritz was the greatest hotelier in history. Palatial hotels were established by him, or following his strict stipulations, in London and Paris, Budapest, Madrid and Rome, in Boston, Montreal and New York. |
'The History of The Ritz' by Marcus Binney
'London Full - Visitors hunt all night for Rooms - French invasion - Leading hotels crowded' ran the breathless headlines in the Daily Mail on 3rd June 1905. 'It is the height of the season and it is Derby week' said the report, continuing, 'this year the Entente Cordiale has caused a vast influx of French visitors, the Americans in London are more numerous than usual at this time of year, and Germany, Austria and Belgium are for some reason more numerously represented in town than usually.' |
