1892/93 remodeling of preexisting buildings for the Swiss Albert Hassler
It was a second category hotel until the restructuring of 1939 for the new owner, the Swiss Oscar Wirth, father of the present owner Roberto Wirth
Since 1944 the U.S. Air Transport Command had its headquarters here for three years
It was reopened in 1947. Since then it has assumed an elitist prestige and it is considered one of the most prestigious hotels in the world
86 rooms, 10 suites and 3 presidential suites
Among the distinguished guests: the Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Peron and Giscard d'Estaing, the monarchs of Sweden and Denmark, Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich, George Harrison and Placido Domingo
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