British Colonial Hilton Nassau Bahamas

British Colonial Hilton Nassau

A favourite Nassau Bahamas vacation landmark setting the standards of hospitality in Nassau since 1900, the hotel reopened as the British Colonial Hilton, Nassau in October 1999. Hilton's 18-month, $68-million restoration converted the timeless c...

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Ocean Club Bahamas

Ocean Club

The Ocean Club has recently added the adjective "One and Only" to its name. We never doubted that in the first place. In 1939, Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner-Gren first anchored his yacht off the pristine shores of what today is called Paradise I...

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Willard

Willard

A view of the Willard at Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, c. 1900. Motorcars, horse-drawn carriages, and trolleys share the street. The...Read More

Reid’s Palace

Reid’s Palace

There are hotels that follow fashion. And there are hotels that outlive it. Reid’s Palace belongs to the latter. Opened in 1891,...Read More

Le Royal

Le Royal

In 1923/24, the construction of a 55-room hotel in Phnom Penh was proposed. Architect Ernest Hébrard, who was largely responsible for...Read More

Frankfurter Hof

Frankfurter Hof

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Baur, former Savoy Baur en Ville, today Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich

Baur, former Savoy Baur en Ville, today Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich

Johannes Baur, born in Austria in 1795, was a visionary entrepreneur who profoundly shaped Zurich’s hospitality industry. In 1837, at the age...Read More