From 1914 to today, the Plaza right in front of the railway station (airport express) has gone through a change of names, witnessed a devastating fire in its neighbourhood and welcomed various noble international visitors. Its location in the heart o...
It is no surprise to find the first design hotel in the world in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Denmark is the land of designs and architects, and Arne Jacobsen was one of the greatest of them all. Between 1956 and 1960, advised by the hotel'...
What's in a name? Copenhagen's most famous and oldest hotel d'Angleterre is named after its origins as the Danish capital's English Club way back in the late eighteenth century. The Angleterre started life as a restaurant in 1755 and was transformed...
In 1923/24, the construction of a 55-room hotel in Phnom Penh was proposed, with Ernest Hébrard as architect. A visionary planner, he was in...Read More
Grand Hotel Lviv in 1894 The spirit is remarkable in this eastern Ukrainian city. Formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian, empire, Lemberg...Read More
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of all...Read More
The historic building (top, slide to the right): The "new" Raffles main building in 1899. It opened on 18 November 1899, featuring the all new...Read More
The Galle Face Hotel was established in 1864, five years before the Suez Canal came into operation. A journey through the Suez Canal was a...Read More
