Les grands hôtels, témoins de l’histoire du tourisme. Le Splendid et Royal Hôtel à Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)

Abstract

Buildings offer an operational insight into the way territories are structured and redesigned. In a spatial approach to tourism, grand old hotels reveal a great deal about the establishment and construction of tourist resorts. The apparent unity of a building often conceals a long and complex history, which is worth deciphering.