Arriving at the Kronenhof is like coming home to a charming old fashioned Grand Hotel. The oldest part of the house dates from 1849. Along with the Palace and the Kulm (both in St Moritz) the Kronenhof, the grand old lady of Pontresina, developed int...
The Mandarin is the Hong Kong part of the Mandarin Oriental Group, one of the most successful luxury hotel groups of contemporary histroy. In 1963, the hotel was situated right at the harbour front, but land reclamation had it moved to the bac...
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
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
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More
In 1952, a group of wealthy individuals including Donald Deskey, the fabled designer (among his works the Radio City Music Hall); Harvey Firestone,...Read More
You don your safari gear during the day, but you always dress for dinner. Because Mount Kenya Safari Club Nanyuki is an exclusive retreat. High on...Read More
