In 1899 the construction works began and two years later Hotel Bristol was pleased to welcome guests for the first time. They were truly enchanted by the exceptional and fashionable Art Nouveau architectural project of Władysław Marconi and a very special attention paid to detail.
They arrived to Bristol in 1901 were surprised by both the outstanding interiors and the palatial façade, as well as the state-of-the-art technical facilities used for their convenience, such as the exquisite guest lift allowing to access Hotel’s eight floors with an ease, eighteen square meters sized Hotel’s front windows, the electric clock on the façade or the six telephone lines (of the total eight hundred available in Warsaw at the time). Guests, press and common Warsaw citizens were stunned and the stories about the central heating, the marvelous rooms with hot and cold water available in the bathrooms or the outstanding shops next to the reception, spread fast across the city, Poland and the whole Europe. The Warsaw’s gem was born.
Over 120 year later, Hotel Bristol still serves as the city landmark, remaining a synonym of luxury, culture and unequalled national treasure.