The Westminster Hotel & Spa has close ties with the history of Nice. Inaugurated in 1881, it takes its name from the Duke of Westminster. It is still owned by the Schmitz-Grinda family, entrepreneurs and doctors, very much involved in Nice’s public life.
The Westminster Hotel & Spa, a witness to more than a century and a half of the Riviera’s history, is on the front row of the famous Promenade des Anglais with its bandstands, pergolas and no less famous blue chairs.
It holds many treasures, including the extraordinary frescoes in the Grand Hall by an artist from Florence, the gold leaf ironwork on the stairwells; and a unique collection of paintings by Bensa depicting views of Nice prior to 1860.
