Gresham Palace - one of Europe's timelessly iconic luxury hotels

Welcome to the Four Seasons Gresham Palace in Budapest Hungary This hotel is legendary and internationally renowned I'm delighted to discover it this is my first time staying here The Gresham Palace is an exceptional palace It was created in 1904 by an English insurance company In the name of the founder of the Royal Exchange in the 16th century Sir Thomas Gresham This building is a true Art Nouveau gem a genuine masterpiece of Art Nouveau and is currently managed by the Four Seasons group We are now going to meet the CEO Yves Giacometti who will explain why this name is so legendary You will notice throughout the building that you can see it here at the entrance here on the frame of this photo or above the stairs everywhere The story says the architect of the building was in love with one of the holders of the future Therefore to express his love and passion for this woman He decided to incorporate these small hearts into the building The story does not say if she noticed the hearts everywhere She doesn't say what happened with them whether they remain in love or are married It's a beautiful story Here we are in the heart of the hotel perhaps one of the most beautiful hotel lobbies in the world Because it is full of history and because this architecture and this glass roof are absolutely exceptional What's really interesting is that here it's a passage where cars and horses used to pass the two gates They descended onto a hydraulic system In fact it was full of innovations everywhere And that's why this place became so famous And finally a mythical building of the city What is pleasant about this hotel is that the common areas are quite intimate and small We will take you on a tour to show you how it is organized We will start with this place which is one of the two dining areas A bar that's brand new actually which was just created About two years ago I think Ruslan In 2019 Here it's really recent It's a really pleasant spot with live music in the evening And there there is a little gem which is the porter's room So there we are we find the concierge And what is very pleasant is having brought it to life as a place Where you can find many books about Budapest on culture on architecture In fact it's funny because what is the concierge office now Since 2019 I also think it was before the hotel bar So it was moved to the other side So it's all new for those who came before 2019 It wasn't organized like that at all before So you need to go back So we continue the tour with the reception which is obviously where you can do your check-in your check-out Then the hotel's brewery which we will show you just here on the left So we enter the hotel's brewery It's a very special atmosphere it's very pleasant Because actually you can have breakfast lunch and dinner there It's meant to be a French-style bistro With a typical Parisian bistro cuisine Where are we going Yves So now I will show you the main part of the hotel So welcome to one of our superior suites This is the royal suite located on the second roof All of our superior suites have a different design There is also a fluffing that is very cozy in winter That works That definitely works What really makes it special is the terrace and this magnificent view we have in front of us Is it a beautiful view isn't it So this is a beautiful view of Budapest The hotel is located on the Pest side of Budapest On the other side across the river is the Buddha side Originally there were two different cities They joined together at some point And when the first breach in Budapest was created the chain which is before us It created the city of Budapest And now we are going to meet the hotel's pastry chef Attila Meinhardt who in addition to overseeing the Gresham Hotel's pastry shop It is preparing for a very special event obviously in its career The World Chocolate Master 2022 which will take place in Paris in October We will discuss it with him right away Hello chef Nice to meet you I've heard a lot about your pasta of course and about Gresham's dough Which one is this Chocolate paste Is this a paste you created a long time ago In fact three years ago Three years I really wanted to have a signature dough for the Gresham Palace Of course when you make a signature pastry the most popular item in the pastry shop it's chocolate Thank you very much You're welcome Tell me first about your passion for chocolate I started preparing for the final of the World Chocolate Master I have been selected for the Central European selection I am therefore representing Hungary for the first time I started my career in the pastry industry when I was 14 years old It's more than 30 years I love chocolate because it's a very unique ingredient in pastry Tell me more Rat what's in this paste It's organic chocolate from the north of South America There is a bit of passion fruit tonka beans a bit of chili nuts and it's gluten-free It's very powerful you really feel the power of the chocolate It is 7 a m and the weather is beautiful We are going down to join Peter the concierge Who created a wonderful program called Buddha Before Breakfast The idea is to go running through the city and discover the most beautiful places in Budapest What is the concept behind this activity It's just about giving our guests a different perspective Through our eyes so that they may see what we love about the city And it's truly a great opportunity for us to connect with the guests I think it's the view I always take the guests here Do you see the hotel Exactly that's the best view See you soon on our channel