We are researching the history of the hotel. The PR epartment suggests this text, and - for the time being - we are happy to publish it. 'From Vogue Magazine to MTV’s 2004 Video Music Awards, The National Hotel is no stranger to the spotligh...
In brief: When the hotel opened in 1954, it was the last word in resort chic. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley sang there. Jerry Lewis shot The Bellboy there. James Bond had a tetchy game of gin rummy with Goldfinger by the pool. Designed by Morri...
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
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
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
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
