"In all things, the hotel sincerely tries to so well please its guests that they will be glad they came, sorry to leave and eager to return." Louis Davenport, 1914. Walt Worthy, 2002. The Davenport Hotel is world famous from opening day in 1914. I...
This hotel's history goes back to 1917. Next to the White House, the most powerful suits - pinstripes and black lace- rendezvous at Washington D.C., where Italian Renaissance meets modern coolness. With commanding rooftop views of major landmarks. &...
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
