The history of Hotel Continental sounds like an old-fashioned fairytale about the children of a poor family who, through hard work and sheer talent, created a monument that has existed for over 100 years, and that will be with us for many, many years...
Scandinavian kings, Emperor Wilhelm II and European nobility have choosen Hotel Ullensvang for a holiday. The peaceful village of Lofthus in the heart of Norway's unparalleled Fjord District, Hardanger, has inspired Norwegian authors, painters and c...
The Nobel Peace Prize has been presented in Oslo on December 10 since 1901. Prize winners always stay at the Grand Hotel and the festive banquet in their honor is always held in Speilen.
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
