THIS IS WHAT THE RENOVATED BRISTOL HOTEL WILL LOOK LIKE

Photo: Belgrade Waterfront

Its guests were the famous financiers and bankers John Rockefeller Jr. and David Rockefeller, the lifelong president of the SFRY, Josip Broz Tito, chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, Belgrade bohemian Momo Kapor, pop artists with rich voices, Cune Gojković and Meri Cetinić, and numerous other celebrities. From the moment when, thanks to the idea of the famous Serbian architect Nikola Nestorović, it was presented to the public in 1912 in full splendor and opulence, Hotel Bristol became a symbol of Savamala and one of the most elegant places in Belgrade.

Hotel Bristol / Photo: BWF

This anthological example of modern Serbian architecture, after more than a century of existence, is experiencing a renaissance and is about to shine with a brilliance that it has not exuded for decades.

Tha library / Photo: BWF

Hotel Bristol, herald of the architectural transformation of Belgrade into a modern European metropolis, will soon, thanks to the Belgrade Waterfront company, not only captivate again with the beauty of the renovated facade, on whose restoration as many as 16 artists and three face carving artists are working devotedly, but also with the enchanting interior, the contents of which are now exclusively, for the first time, presented to the public.

The bar / Photo: BWF

Combining the old-town spirit of Savamala with the modern design for which it will be recognizable, Bristol will once again become the center of the city's events and the gathering place of the fashionable world, just as it was in those old, romantic times at the beginning of the 20th century.

The hotel room / Photo: Stella Production

The hotel rooms will be decorated with reproductions of the original decorations found in the Bristol building. Elements representing a fusion of French art nouveau and Eastern European motifs will accompany visitors through the hotel's suites and public areas.

The restaurant / Photo: BWF

Bristol is one of only a few Belgrade buildings that were built in the early 20th century in the styles of academicism and art deco, and this architectural expression will receive its modern interpretation with the current reconstruction.

Text and photos: Belgrade Waterfront