Welcome
Welcome to The Most Famous Hotels in the World, the keepers of the archives of the legendary icons of hospitality.
ABOUT THE HOUSES
Grand Hotel Lviv, Ukraine, (under research). It opened in 1893 in the city of Lemberg (Lviv), then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Galle Face Galle Face Hotel, Colombo Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1864
In 1864, on 31 December, the name Galle Face was first mentioned in connection with a proposed hotel building in that location. We have researched the history of this splendid palatial hotel along the shores of the Indian Ocean, and found more than one gem of fabulous history telling.
VIENNA - AUSTRIA: Hotel Imperial, 1873: to the left the former palace of the Prince of Wuertthemberg, transformed into the Hotel Imperial (right). Can you spot the difference? One storey had been added!
USA Chicago | Ambassador East hotel: Marilyn Monroe in town to promote her latest movie "Some Like It Hot", enjoying a cigarette on the rooftop terrace.
Amazing Tales of the East Bangkok Thailand: The Oriental Bangkok - The Amazing Tale of Thailands most Famous Hotel
2023: Cambodia — A Tale of Two Hotels: Raffles Le Royal and Grand Hotel d'Angkor
Fascinating Exhibitions
Path of History — Walls TALK! - our exhibitions