The Domaine du Mont d'Arbois is a historic luxury hotel in Mont d'Arbois near Megève, Haute-Savoie, France. Established as a private chalet by the Rothschild family in the 1920s, it became a hotel in 1979.
Domaine du Mont d'Arbois | |
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General information | |
Location | Mont d'Arbois, France |
Coordinates | 45°51′22″N 6°37′41″E / 45.856°N 6.628°E |
Opening | 1924; 1979 |
Owner | Benjamin de Rothschild |
Management | Relais & Châteaux |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Henry Jacques Le Même |
Developer | Noémie de Rothschild |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 51 |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Website | |
mont-darbois.fr |
History
editThe Domaine du Mont d'Arbois was established as a private chalet for family and friends by Noémie de Rothschild, the wife of Maurice de Rothschild, on January 13, 1924.[1] Baroness de Rothschild initially wanted to avoid wintering alongside the German aristocracy in St. Moritz, Switzerland, due to hostility from World War I.[1] She purchased the old chalet, and hired architect Henry Jacques Le Même to design a second chalet.[2]
The chalets were inherited by Baron Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild, who purchased a third chalet and renovated it in 1963–1964.[1] He turned it into a hotel open to the public in 1979.[1] It is operated by Relais & Châteaux.[1] The hotel has 51 bedrooms, a restaurant, Le 1920, as well as a spa and heated outdoor swimming-pool.[1][2] It was owned by Benjamin de Rothschild, until his death in 2021.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Viguie-Desplaces, Philippe (December 22, 2015). "Chalet du Mont d'Arbois : et Rothschild créa Megève…". Le Figaro. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2014). France en avion 2014. Paris: Le Petit Futé. p. 249. ISBN 9782746971097. OCLC 887521782.