12 Facts About Ritz-Carlton

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC is an American multinational company that operates the luxury hotel chain known as The Ritz-Carlton.

Ritz-Carlton Investing Company was established by Albert Keller, who bought and franchised the name in the United States.

The Ritz-Carlton Montreal opened in 1912, not owned by Keller as it was located in Canada.

The Ritz-Carlton Chicago opened in 1975 in a tower atop Water Tower Place.

Ritz-Carlton obtained financing to do so from Manufacturers Hanover Trust of New York in 1983 in the amount of $85 million secured by The Ritz-Carlton Boston.

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The Ritz-Carlton is the only company to date to win two Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards .

Ritz-Carlton is notable for attempting to share its knowledge of quality as it applies to service.

The Ritz-Carlton Suite, billed at per night, is listed at number 13 on World's 15 most expensive hotel suites compiled by CNN in 2012.

Ritz-Carlton operates fractional residences at several locations in the United States under the name Ritz-Carlton Destination Club.

In January 2014, Ritz-Carlton opened a hotel in Herzliya, Israel featuring a spa and the brand's first kosher restaurant.

In May 2017, Ritz-Carlton opened a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the hotel was opened as a conference hall making it one of the largest conference halls in Jeddah.

The cruising arm of Ritz-Carlton would operate under the brand "The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection".