Madrit Ritz: This is a preview of our latest book HOTEL RITZ, MADRID (launch date May 2008). To flip some pages (above) please click on the edges of the picture above, or drag from one edge to another, to view some of the 160 pages (presenting over 150 photographs and illustrations!).
Our "flipping Book" takes you to some pages of the book, from historical views to the elegant terrace, the lobby and a dazzling Flamenco scene. Click on the right top corner of the box to make the pages flip.
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On 2 May tropical cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar and devastated up to 95 per cent of homes. We have installed an online version of our book THE STRAND TREASURY about the hotel in Yangon. You can now download it and pay online. The full amount will be transferred to a relief committee at the hotel.
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LUXURY CAN BE BOUGHT, HISTORY MUST BE EARNED. Welcome to the library of hospitality, the archives of historic hotels. The Most Famous Hotels in the World currently list
367 hotels in
272 cities and 77 countries. Here you find their researched history, most popular anecdotes and latest news.
Recently published stories from „Inspirations“
What happens now at hotels from then? Read short news about long lasting hotels from all over the world.. [more]
Recently published in: INSPIRATIONS
Recently launched books
Around the world in 367 Hotels – Hotels lost in History
Somerset Maugham arrived at The Oriental for the first time in 1923. He almost died there. [more]
Recently published in: DOCUMENTATIONS
The chronicles of the hospitality industry – Classic menus, biographies and personalities
Johann Strauss (left) was a regular visitor to St Petersburg's famous Grand Hotel Europe. Here, Tchaikovsky spent his honeymoon.… [more]
Recently published in: WHO WHERE WHEN
TERMS OF BUSINESS: Spa, Gymnasium, Lobby, ... Hospitality industry is full of terms. Often they have a long lasting tradition,… [more]
Recently published in: WHO WHERE WHEN
Cesar Ritz, born in the Swiss village of Niederwald on 23 February 1850. He began his hotel career at the age of 15 in… [more]
Recently published in: WHO WHERE WHEN
High Times at the Hotel Bristol by Roger Williams is a series of stories, playing at the Bristol Hotels of this world
with the general managers of the world
I am having breakfast with Michele Frignani, the Managing Director of the St. Regis in Rome. The St. Regis – or to be precise,… [more]
Recently published in: BREAKFAST SERIES
Stanley Turkel’s regular column
Hotel Developers Take Note; Heads in the Sand?; A Great New Source of Business; Boutique Hotel Bandwagon; Impertinent Questions… [more]
Recently published in: NOBODY ASKED ME, BUT…
