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Cesar Ritz

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Noun1.Cesar Ritz - Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)Cesar Ritz - Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)


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Long before there was a luxury chain of Ritz-Carlton hotels, or a lavish Hotel Ritz in Paris, or even before people started to describe something sumptuous as "ritzy," there was Cesar Ritz, the "king of hoteliers and the hotelier to kings.
Incidentally, Grand Marnier's initial name was Curacao Marnier before Cesar Ritz, founder of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, suggested calling it Grand Marnier.
According to the guide, these were the 10 outstanding hotels which claimed the 2008 Cesar awards named for famous hotelier Cesar Ritz.
 
 
 
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