Specialties
Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta is located in Piazza Unità d'Italia, Trieste's most impressive square that opens onto the sea. It offers luxury accommodation with an old-world atmosphere.
Guests can relax in the indoor heated swimming pool, hot tub and Turkish bath.
The rooms are decorated with classic, antique furniture. They come with a flat-screen TV with satellite and pay-per-view channels. Wi-fi here is free.
The restaurant serves regional and international cuisine. It overlooks the main square. Buffet breakfast is offered every morning in an elegant dining hall.
The Grand Duchi d'Aosta is 900 metres from Trieste Railway Station and a 40-minute drive from the Ronchi dei Legionari Airport.
History
Established in 1873.
The history of the Hotel "Duchi " (the Dukes) dates back to 300 D. C., when its ancestor, the Hospitium Magnum, was erected on the sea front to provide hospitality to merchants. Between 1727 and 1732, the "Osteria Grande" was built on the grounds of the "Hospitium Magnum ". Later, it was expanded, redecorated and renamed "Locanda Grande ". Later it was demolished in 1847. In 1873, the Fund-owners, Assicurazioni Generali, charged the engineer Eugenio Geiringer with the rebuilding of what became the "Hotel Garni ". At the beginning of the twentieth Century, the Hotel was renamed into Hotel Vanoli and, in 1912, it experienced the introduction of electric current. In 1972 the hotel was given its current name of Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta.