hospitality founded 1996 in london england founder sir rocco forte key people sir rocco forte chairman olga polizzi director of design services hotels number of employees 2 500 2015 website www.roccofortehotels.com rocco forte hotels is a group of luxury hotels and resorts . 1 it was established in 1996 by hotelier sir rocco forte and his sister olga polizzi to create a group of luxury hotels in locations around the world . the group comprises a number of properties each with its own name and distinct personality . contents 1 history 2 list of hotels 3 related hotels 4 future openings 5 references 6 external links history edit sir rocco forte and olga polizzi are the children of lord forte the late hotel magnate . the rights to the forte name were initially lost in 1996 when granada plc bought the forte group . the group began as rf hotels changing its name to rocco forte hotels in 2003 and the rocco forte collection on 29 july 2007 . the group name then reverted to rocco forte hotels in 2011 . the group s sales offices are located in london rome frankfurt moscow madrid new york city and los angeles . as a brand of rocco forte hotels limited the group owns and manages luxury five star hotels . brown s hotel hotel de rome and hotel amigo are members of the leading hotels of the world . 2 list of hotels edit brown s hotel in london part owned the balmoral in edinburgh owned hotel amigo in brussels part owned hotel astoria in st. petersburg owned hotel de rome in berlin owned villa kennedy in frankfurt part owned the charles hotel in munich part owned hotel de russie in rome owned hotel savoy in florence owned verdura resort in sicily 3 assila hotel in jeddah opened in 2016 4 related hotels edit angleterre hotel in st. petersburg russia is also owned by rocco forte & family plc but is not part of rocco forte hotels . hotel endsleigh in the tamar valley united kingdom and hotel tresanton in st. mawes united kingdom are privately owned by sir rocco forte s sister olga polizzi . chateau de bagnols in beaujolais france was sold in 2007 to von essen hotels . st david s hotel & spa in cardiff was sold in 2007 to principal hayley group . in 2013 management of the augustine hotel in prague reverted to the owner waldeck capital . rocco forte s hotel in abu dhabi also changed management in 2013 initially to become the independent al maqta hotel but later the hilton capital grand abu dhabi . future openings edit tba in shanghai china opening 2018 currently the company is scouting locations in amsterdam barcelona madrid milan moscow new york city 5 and paris for future hotel openings . 6 references edit bloomberg info the rocco forte collection at the leading hotels of the world https www.roccofortehotels.com assila hotel sir rocco forte looks to u.s. for next property lusso magazine s interview with sir rocco forte external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to the rocco forte collection . official website v t e hotel chains in the united kingdom 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