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Feuilleton 353 — Where is Elisabeth Gürtler?
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For almost three decades Elisabeth Guertler managed the legendary Austrian Sacher hotel empire, the Viennese Opera Ball and the Lipizzan Horses at the Spanish Riding School. Remember: she had kissed the Viennese temple of hospitality, the Hotel Sacher, out of its sleeping beauty doze ...
AA’s Notes from a Journey
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Andreas Augustin’s personal blog about his journeys, introducing current and future projects.
The Path of History
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The Most Famous Hotels in the World display splendid exhibitions, based on meticulous historic research. Exhibitions are the result of our research, displaying carefully chosen excerpts of our books. You see: Walls can talk.
Hoteliers About Our Work
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Since 1986, we have listed over 450 hotels, numerous individual hotels were researched, their history recorded, and successful books published. Here is what some of our partners have to say about our work.
Keeping Archives
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Rarely hotels have professionally organised archives. Before we can start our research work, we have to build an archive. 10 essential considerations for hoteliers.
FamousHotels in the Press
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We contribute articles to global press services, international magazines and newspapers. They are extracts of our books or independent travel articles.
Press- and Archives
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Open for publishers and on-line researchers we are determined to help you with all your queries. We do hold a library featuring almost every hotel of note on earth. We have original files, digital images, books and documents … more
Our Award
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The Most Famous Hotels in the World bestows the KEEPER OF THE ARCHIVES award to those individuals who deserve special recognition for their preservation and provision of archived material of hotel and travel related history.
Half Moon
In 1954, a group of wealthy individuals including Donald Deskey, the fabled designer (among his works the Radio City Music Hall); Harvey...Read More
Galle Face
"So pleasant a change from the dreary ordinariness of most modern hotels. This is an Island of charm on a charming Island." Simon...Read More
Prince de Galles
The Parisian hotel with two names! And it all started with a kiss! More than anybody else, Edward, the Prince of Wales (1910–1936),...Read More
Grand Hotel Royal (Corinthia Budapest)
The man with the sign ‘Grand Hotel Royal’ awaits me on the platform at Keleti railway station. He takes my bags and me to the hotel. The...Read More
Ritz Paris
First of all, obtain your very own and personal copy of Marcel Proust’s A La Recherche du Temps Perdu. Inform reception tha...Read More
The Caledonian
(1903, December 21)
At the end of Princess Street presides the Queen of Edinburgh, the 'Caley'. Lush green gardens offer... Read more