Grand Hotel Yerevan (Armenian: Գրանդ Հոթել Երևան), also known as GHY is a 5-star hotel in the central Kentron District of Yerevan, Armenia. It was opened in 1926, during the Soviet period, as a state-owned enterprise. It is one of the oldest hotels in modern Armenia, as well as the oldest functioning hotel in Yerevan.[1][2]
| Grand Hotel Yerevan | |
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  Location within Armenia | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Coordinates | 40°10′53″N 44°30′59″E / 40.18139°N 44.51639°E |
| Opening | 1926 |
| Owner | Renco S.p.A. |
| Management | Small Luxury Hotels of the World |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Nikolai Buniatian |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 104 |
| Number of restaurants | 4 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The hotel is located on 14 Abovyan Street, overlooking the Charles Aznavour Square is adjacent to the Artists' Union of Armenia.
History
editThe hotel was opened in 1926 as a state-owned hotel of the Armenian SSR, based on the design of architect Nikolai Buniatian. It was known as the "Intourist Hotel", named after the Intourist agency, which was the regulating body of the hotels and tourism within the Soviet Union. It was the first hotel opened in Soviet Armenia.[3]
During the 1930s, the hotel became the regular meeting place of the intellectuals of the city including Yeghishe Charents, Yervand Kochar and Vahram Papazian.[4]
In 1959, the Intourist agency was transferred to the newly opened Armenia Hotel at the Republic Square, and the Intourist Hotel came to be known as the "Yerevan Hotel".
After the collapse of the USSR, Yerevan Hotel was acquired by the Italian company Renco S.p.A., and after a major renovation it was reopened as the 4-star "Golden Tulip Hotel Yerevan" in 1999, operated by the Groupe du Louvre. In 2009, following a major renovation, the structure was upgraded to a 5-star hotel to become known as the Royal Tulip Grand Hotel Yerevan until the end of 2016.[5]
Grand Hotel Yerevan is currently managed by the Small Luxury Hotels of the World since the beginning of 2017.[6]
Gallery
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The view of the hotel overlooking the Aznavour square -
Fountains at Aznavour square -
Interior view -
The hotel at night
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References
edit- ^ Tours, Barev Armenia. "Royal Tulip Grand Hotel Yerevan : Hotels | Barev Armenia Tours". barevarmenia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "The Oldest Working Hotel in Yerevan…with Italian Soul". Grand Hotel Yerevan.
- ^ "«Երեւան» հյուրանոց' կենդանի պատմություն". mediamax.am.
- ^ Green, Anna (August 11, 2017). "Grand Hotel Yerevan: A Living Legend of the City".
- ^ "Golden Tulip Hotel in Yerevan". Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Grand Hotel Yerevan, member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World". Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-07-20.