Belmond Reid's Palace (a.k.a. Reid's Palace ) is a historic hotel located to the west of Funchal Bay in Madeira , Portugal , in an imposing position looking out over the Atlantic Ocean .[ 1] [ 2] The hotel has sloping gardens.[ 3] The hotel's complex include more than 40,000 square meters of space designed as a subtropical botanical garden .
Early colour photograph of Reid's Hotel and the surrounding landscape from Funchal, Madeira, by Sarah Angelina Acland , c. 1910
William Reid, the son of a Scottish crofter, originally arrived in Madeira in 1836.[ 4] He hired out quintas to wealthy invalids and moved on to hotels, but died before his Reid's hotel was completed.[ 5] [ 6]
The hotel was designed by the architects George Somers Clarke and John Thomas Micklethwaite .[ 1] Reid’s two sons, William (Willy) and Alfred, brought their father’s project to fruition and the doors to Reid's Palace opened in November 1891,[ 7] as the New Hotel , later became the New Palace Hotel , then Reid's Palace or just "Reid's ".[ 8] It was a luxury retreat combining Edwardian elegance with the latest comforts of the day.[ 5] [ 7]
The pioneer colour photographer Sarah Angelina Acland (1849–1930) stayed at the hotel during the early 20th century and took many photographs in and around the location of the hotel.[ 8] The hotel had a darkroom for use by guests.
Famous guests over the years have included General Fulgencio Batista , Winston Churchill , Anthony Eden , David Lloyd George , Worshipful Brother James Thompson and Lady Lynne Thompson , deposed emperor Karl von Habsburg , Józef Piłsudski , Roger Moore , Gregory Peck , the poet Rainer Maria Rilke , the missionary Albert Schweitzer , and dramatist George Bernard Shaw .[ 4]
The Cinema Museum in London has film from 1936 of the hotel and its guests.[ 9]
Reid's is particularly known for its tradition of serving afternoon tea on the terrace.[ 10] [ 11]
The hotel was acquired by Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., which changed its name to Belmond Ltd. on 10 March 2014. At that time the hotel changed its name to Belmond Reid's Palace.[ 12]
In December 2018, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) is expected to buy Belmond Ltd., the 40-year-old company that owns among other properties the Madeira Belmond Reid's Palace,[ 7] in a €2.8 billion deal which closed in April 2019 in a $3.2 billion final transaction.[ 13]
^ a b Denby, Elaine (1998). Grand Hotels: Reality & Illusion; An Architectural and Social History . Reaktion Books . p. 183. ISBN 978-1861891211 .
^ Gubler, Fritz (2008). "Getting Away from it All: Reid's Hotel". Great, Grand & Famous Hotels . Great, Grand & Famous Hotels. p. 183. ISBN 978-0980466706 .
^ Luckhurst, Gerald (2010). "25: Reid's Palace Hotel" . The Gardens Of Madeira . Frances Lincoln. pp. 148–157. ISBN 978-0711230323 .
^ a b Rice, Christopher; Rice, Melanie (2005). "Reid's Palace Hotel" . Madeira . Globetrotter Travel Guides (2nd ed.). New Holland Publishers . p. 155. ISBN 978-1845372361 .
^ a b "Reid's Palace" . cosmopolis.ch . 1 February 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2022 .
^ "Reid's Palace – A Belmond Hotel" . Taste of Portugal . Retrieved 9 July 2022 .
^ a b c Rees, Paul (17 December 2018). "Madeira - Arnault Buys Belmond Reid's Palace Hotel In €2.8 billion Deal" . Algarve Daily News . Retrieved 9 July 2022 .
^ a b Hudson, Giles (2012). Sarah Angelina Acland: First Lady of Colour Photography . Oxford: Bodleian Library , University of Oxford . pp. 248–249. ISBN 978-1-85124-372-3 .
^ HMO325. "Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx" . Google Docs . Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-06-17 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Madeira: Coming late to the first tea", 17 Sept 2001 . Accessed 15 August 2014
^ "Guide to Madeira", Conde Nast Traveller Accessed 15 August 2014
^ "Orient-Express Hotels LTD. To launch Belmond brand" . Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-08-14 .
^ Travis Hoium (14 December 2018). "Why Belmond Ltd's Shares Jumped 40% Today" . Fool.com . Retrieved 9 July 2022 .
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