Entries tagged with: John Betjeman

LONDON: Mourby of St Pancras Adrian Mourby

LONDON: Mourby of St Pancras

HOTEL: ST PANCRAS RENNAISSANCE LONDON ROOMS WE LIKE: OVERLOOKING THE STATION PLATFORMS ARCHITECT: George Gilbert Scott OPENED: 1873  Like most people I like to think of myself as reasonably tolerant. I believe that even the most pernicious...

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Reid’s Palace

Reid’s Palace

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

Le Royal

Le Royal

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

Frankfurter Hof

Frankfurter Hof

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Baur, former Savoy Baur en Ville, today Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich

Baur, former Savoy Baur en Ville, today Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich

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

Raffles Hotel

Raffles Hotel

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