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Fairmont Hotels & Resort´s hallmarks of luxury, royalty,
history and distinctive style have a new home on the glittering Côte
d'Azur. Through a European focused joint venture with Bank of Scotland and
Kingdom Hotels International, Fairmont has invested in and now manages
Monaco's Monte Carlo Grand Hotel. This 619-room convention resort on the
Riviera coast will be re-flagged The Fairmont Monte Carlo in March 2005.

One of Europe's best-known and largest convention resorts, the Monte Carlo
Grand contains 32,300 feet of premium function space along with five
restaurants and bars, a spa, heated rooftop pool and newly renovated
Fitness Center. Designed to echo the sleek elegance of an ocean liner and
architecturally avant garde since it opened in 1975 (a portion of its
foundation is embedded directly into the seabed, this modern palace hotel
hugs the coastline directly below the famous Monte Carlo casino with
stunning views of the Mediterranean.

Guestrooms at the Monte Carlo Grand, including its 27 suites and 31 junior
suites, offer a sense of plush, modern comfort and expansive views of the
Mediterranean or Monte Carlo. Corner suites are particularly coveted for
watching the annual F1 Monaco Grand Prix each June, the only race on the
circuit that speeds through city streets. Over the next two years a
comprehensive refurbishment of the property is planned, including the
introduction of Fairmont Gold, the company's exclusive and highly
successful hotel-within-a-hotel product that provides private check-in and
guest lounge among other privileged features.