The Rimanóczy Hotel was a luxurious resort hotel in the early 20th century, located in the historical center of Oradea, Bihor County. The hotel no longer exists, but the monumental building on the corner of King Ferdinand I Square is now used for other purposes.
The historic Rimanóczy Hotel is the work of the architect Kálmán Rimanóczy sr. and was built on the banks of the Crișul Repede in two phases between 1891 and 1900. In the first phase, the southern wing was constructed, which was finished in 1892. The next year Rimanóczy sr. also bought the adjacent plot where the Hungarian King’s Cafe was located, and when its lease expired in 1900, he demolished it to build the northern wing of the hotel.
The building was constructed in an eclectic style and apart from a hotel, it featured a restaurant, a café, bathtubs, and steam baths, making it the most modern hotel in the city at the time. On the ground floor of the northern wing was the famous Royal Cafe.
Kálmán Rimanóczy Sr. bequeathed the hotel to the town on the condition that it would forever keep its name and that its profits would be used to support the poor. In the 1990s, the steam baths were transformed when the Ţiriac Bank opened a branch in the building.
