The Grand Hotel Rimini was designed by the South American architect Paolo Somazzi, under the guidance of the “Società Milanese Alberghi, Ristoranti e Affini” (Milan Hotel and Restaurant Company) It was inaugurated on July 1st 1908.
A serious fire destroyed the two decorative domes which adorned the roof in July 1920: the domes were never replaced. The hotel, badly damaged during the war, was reconstructed in the 1950s.
The rooms are still decorated with Venetian and French antiques of the XVIII century, the original wooden floor (parquet) and the Venetian chandeliers have been restored; whilst in the restaurant, the furniture, the paintings and the lights reinforce the original atmosphere of the past. In 1994 the Grand Hotel Rimini was recognized as a national monument and it is under the protection of the Superintendent of Fine Arts.
It is located in a park “Parco Federico Fellini”; this gives the hotel a special verdure evolvement just a block from a private beach. It is important to know that in Italy as well as in other European countries, a private beach means a section of the public beach maintained by the hotel. Therefore, only hotel guests can use the facilities, such as cabanas, chairs, showers, etc.
The property is absolutely magnificent, the walls surrounding the grounds, as well as those in the salons and hallways downstairs are all in light pink with white stuccoes, just as they were in the grand days. And naturally one can not overlook the marvellous chandeliers everywhere. Walking down a corridor or taking the stairs, gives one the impression of being in a palace rather than a hotel.