Grand Hôtel is a five-star hotel in
Stockholm. It was founded by Frenchman,
Jean-François Régis Cadier, in 1872. It opened on 14 June 1874 at the same time as the
Grand Hotel in Oslo; all the Scandinavian capitals have a major hotel called 'Grand Hotel'. The Grand Hôtel is located next to the
Nationalmuseum and opposite the
Royal Palace and ''
Gamla stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan ...
'' (the old town). Since 1901, the
Nobel Prize
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laureates and their families have traditionally been guests at the hotel, as well as several celebrities and world leaders.
Grand Hôtel Stockholm has 300 rooms and 31 suites, 24 banquet and conference rooms, two restaurants, a bar and a spa (Nordic Spa & Fitness). One of the restaurants is managed by the Swedish chef,
Mathias Dahlgren
Mathias Dahlgren (born 10 March 1969 in Umeå) is a Swedish chef, who won the culinary championship Bocuse d'Or in 1997.Andersson, Malin, ''Mat och Vänner'' (#3, 2008).
Four times selected the Swedish Chef of the Year, Dahlgren ran t ...
. The hotel is the only Swedish member of
The Leading Hotels of the World
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History
The company was establ ...
.
[http://www.lhw.com/members/Search/Results/?CountryId=72] The hotel is owned by the Swedish
Wallenberg family
The Wallenberg family is a prominent Swedish family, Europe's most powerful business dynasty. Wallenbergs are noted as bankers, industrialists, politicians, bureaucrats, diplomats and military. The Wallenberg sphere's holdings employ about 60 ...
via
Investor AB
Investor AB is a Swedish investment and ''de facto'' conglomerate holding company. It was founded in 1916 and is still controlled by the Wallenberg family through their Foundation Asset Management company FAM. The company owns a controlling st ...
.
References
External links
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Hotel web siteGrand Hôtel historyThe Leading Hotels of the World InterContinental Hotel & ResortsGrand Hôtel Stockholm Description
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Hotels in Stockholm
Companies related to the Wallenberg family
Purveyors to the Court of Sweden
Hotels established in 1874
1874 establishments in Sweden