Belmond Limited


Belmond Ltd. is a hospitality and leisure company that operates luxury hotels, train services and river cruises worldwide. In 2015, the company had 35 deluxe hotels, 7 tourist trains, 3 river cruises and restaurants in 22 countries.

History

The company was founded in 1976 by the American entrepreneur James Sherwood with the acquisition of the Hotel Cipriani in Venice from the Guinness family for £900,000. James Sherwood then bought what was left of the legendary Orient Express train to restore it and offer rides from Paris and London to his hotel in Venice to wealthy clients, thus the former name of the company. Much of the history of the company is documented in James Sherwood's memoir Orient Express: A Personal Journey.
On 10 March 2014, Orient-Express Hotels Ltd was renamed Belmond, and on 1 July 2014, Belmond's holding company was also renamed Belmond Ltd.
In April 2015, Belmond Limited partnered with Irish Rail to launch the luxury train Belmond Grand Hibernian in Ireland. In July 2016, Indian Hotels Company Limited sold its 5.1% stake in Belmond, retaining only 0.44% of Belmond after the sale.
In December 2018, the company agreed to be acquired by LVMH in a $3.2billion transaction which closed in April 2019, thus delisting the company from the NYSE and making it 100% privately owned. The announcement of the sale led Belmond's share to increase by 40% in a single trading day.

Properties

Hotels

ContinentCountryCityName
EuropeItalyVeniceBelmond Hotel Cipriani
EuropeItalyPortofinoBelmond Hotel Splendido
Belmond Splendido Mare
EuropeItalyFlorenceBelmond Villa San Michele
EuropeItalyAmalfi CoastBelmond Hotel Caruso
EuropeItalySicilyBelmond Villa Sant'Andrea
EuropeItalySicilyBelmond Grand Hotel Timeo
EuropeSpainDeia, MallorcaBelmond La Residencia
EuropePortugalMadeiraBelmond Reid's Palace
EuropeRussiaSt. PetersburgBelmond Grand Hotel Europe
EuropeEnglandLondonBelmond Cadogan
EuropeEnglandOxfordshireBelmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
North AmericaUnited StatesCharleston, South CarolinaBelmond Charleston Place
North AmericaUnited StatesSanta Barbara, CaliforniaBelmond El Encanto
North AmericaUnited StatesSt. Michaels, MarylandInn at Perry Cabin by Belmond
North AmericaFrench West IndiesSt. MartinBelmond La Samanna
North AmericaMexicoRiviera MayaBelmond Maroma Resort & Spa
North AmericaMexicoSan Miguel de AllendeBelmond Casa de Sierra Nevada
South AmericaBrazilRio de JaneiroBelmond Copacabana Palace
South AmericaBrazilIguassu FallsBelmond Hotel das Cataratas
South AmericaPeruLimaBelmond Miraflores Park
South AmericaPeruCuscoBelmond Palacio Nazarenas
South AmericaPeruCuscoBelmond Hotel Monasterio
South AmericaPeruMachu PicchuBelmond Sanctuary Lodge
South AmericaPeruSacred ValleyBelmond Hotel Rio Sagrado, Urubamba
South AmericaPeruColca CanyonBelmond Las Casitas
AsiaIndonesiaBaliBelmond Jimbaran Puri
AsiaThailandKoh SamuiBelmond Napasai
AsiaMyanmarYangonBelmond Governor's Residence
AsiaLaosLuang PrabangBelmond La Résidence Phou Vao
AsiaCambodiaSiem ReapBelmond La Résidence d'Angkor
AfricaSouth AfricaCape TownBelmond Mount Nelson Hotel
AfricaBotswanaChobe National ParkBelmond Savute Elephant Lodge
AfricaBotswanaMoremi Game ReserveBelmond Khwai River Lodge
AfricaBotswanaOkavango DeltaBelmond Eagle Island Lodge

Transportation

TypeRouteName
Sleeper trainsLondon-VeniceVenice Simplon-Orient-Express
Sleeper trainsScotlandBelmond Royal Scotsman
Sleeper trainsIreland, Northern IrelandBelmond Grand Hibernian
Sleeper trainsThailand, Malaysia, SingaporeEastern & Oriental Express
Sleeper trainsPeruBelmond Andean Explorer
Day trainsGreat BritainBelmond British Pullman
Day trainsPeruBelmond Hiram Bingham
SailboatsFranceBelmond Afloat in France
SailboatsIrrawaddy River, MyanmarBelmond Road to Mandalay

Restaurants

CountryCityName
United StatesNew York City21 Club
United StatesCharleston, South CarolinaCharleston Grill
United KingdomOxfordshireThe Restaurant at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
PortugalMadeiraWilliam Restaurant
ItalyVeniceOro Restaurant
ItalyTaorminaOtto Geleng Restaurant
BrazilRio de JaneiroMee
BrazilRio de JaneiroRistorante Hotel Cipriani