Splendia | 3,066 followers on LinkedIn. Splendia is a luxury hotel brand that provides a curated selection of exceptional hotels worldwide, bespoke service and great added benefits. Splendia was founded in 2004 by Elie de Coignac and Benoît Durand, who met in Marrakesh and shared a passion for e-commerce and luxury travel. Impressed by the traditional riads they found and frustrated by the limited online presence of these hidden gems, they decided to set up a website dedicated to exceptional and distinctive hotels.