Grand Hotel Majestic “gia Baglioni”
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The Grand Hotel Majestic stands on an old road into the Roman colony of Bononia. Bologna’s oldest hotel celebrated its centenary in 2012.
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Catwalk Star at Le Bristol, Paris
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Fa-raon, the 21-month white Burmese, is the hotel's biggest star. He was purchased personally by general manager Didier Le Calvez and turns out to possess a natural talent when it comes to catwalk.
A Tale of Two Astorias.
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The name “Waldorf” is forever linked to ”Astor” in the public imagination. It was John Jacob Astor I, the wealthiest man in the United States at the time of his death in 1848 who was ultimately responsible.
A Hotel to Stay - A Train to Remember: VSOE takes you to the Pera Palace
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On 1 September 2010 two momentous things happened in Istanbul. The Venice Simplon Orient Express arrived for its annual visit and the same day the Pera Palace Hotel reopened its doors.
La Mamounia Prize for Literature
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The legendary La Mamounia has garnered a number of prizes since its spectacular reopening in 2009, but now it’s launching its own award, the Literary Prize of La Mamounia.
Amsterdam: the Dylan Hotel
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In seventeeth-century Amsterdam yellow bricks were used to indicate private land, discovers Adrian Mourby.
Via Grand Hotel to Execution
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The Grand Hotel Europe in St Petersburg has been at the centre of life in the old Russian capital since it was constructed in its current form in 1875. But recent researches have uncovered a famous episode in Russian history that took place in one of the hotel’s suites.
The Dorchester - revisited
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Adrian Mourby visits The Dorchester, the mother of the "collection" which includes institutions like the Principe de Savoia in Milan, Le Meurice in Paris, Bel-Air in LA ...
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Savoy (Baur en Ville)
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Grand Hotel Lviv (Lemberg)
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Bergues, Des
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Le Royal
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The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
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