Entries tagged with: Stan Turkel

Feuilleton 333 Feuilleton

Feuilleton 333

My dear reader,  In case you find this Feuilleton Ritz-heavy, you couldn't be more right. Since the early 1880s, the name Ritz is simply the better word for luxury.   PUTTING UP THE RITZ  … for sale. This time you ...

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Feuilleton 334 Andreas Augustin

Feuilleton 334

Dear Friend of The Most Famous Hotels in the World; While researching our books about the most legendary temples of hospitality, we always come across interesting findings, more often than not linked to the hotel(s) we are researching. Enjoy a look ...

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French Lick Springs Hotel, Indiana Stan Turkel

French Lick Springs Hotel, Indiana

The first hotel was built on this site in 1845 by Dr. William Bowles as a health resort to take advantage of the natural sulphur springs and mineral water. The original hotel burned down in 1897 but was rebuilt on a grander scale by Thomas...

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Hotel History: Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora, Florida* Stan Turkel

Hotel History: Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora, Florida*

Hotel History: Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora, Florida by Stan Turkel   The Lakeside Inn is a 132-year old property in the historic town of Mount Dora, Florida. It was first built as a ten-room two-story wooden structure called the Alexander House...

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Hotel Marseilles: A Beaux-Arts Beauty Since 1905 Stan Turkel

Hotel Marseilles: A Beaux-Arts Beauty Since 1905

By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC On October 2, 1990, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Hotel Marseilles as a landmark.  It is among the most prominent of the grand apartment hotels erected on the upper west side.  The Bea...

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New York: Washington Square, Ansonia, Wolcott Stan Turkel

New York: Washington Square, Ansonia, Wolcott

1. The Washington Square Hotel A haven for writers and artists for more than a century, the Washington Square Hotel, located at Waverly and MacDougal, just off the northwest corner of Washington Square, occupies a unique place in Greenwich Village&rs...

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Roosevelt Hotel, (1893), New Orleans, Louisiana Stan Turkel

Roosevelt Hotel, (1893), New Orleans, Louisiana

  Hotel History: Roosevelt Hotel (1893) New Orleans, Louisiana (504 rooms) by Stanley Turkel, CMHS The original Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel was built in 1893 by Louis Grunewald, a German immigrant, as the Grunewald Hotel. In 1908, it was exp...

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The Drake, New York Stan Turkel

The Drake, New York

The Most Famous Hotels in the World lists nine hotels in New York. Waldorf-Astoria, St. Regis, Algonquin, Paramount, Plaza, Pierre, Sherry-Netherland,Chelsea and Essex House However, one remains unforgotten: The Drake. Hotelier and author Stan Tu...

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The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee Stan Turkel

The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS The Peabody Hotel (1869), Memphis, Tennessee  (464 rooms)- Following the Civil War, Memphis began the process of rebuilding. In 1869, Colonel Robert C. Brinkley opened a 75-room hotel which contained private baths, ba...

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US/NY: The McAlpin Hotel history Stan Turkel

US/NY: The McAlpin Hotel history

by Stan Turkel (©2013) Among the many hotels we have "lost" in time was the McAlpin Hotel in NY city. Here is its story: General Edwin Angustus McAlpin (1848-1817) was a successful business man and president of the D.H. McAlpin & Co. tobac...

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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

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More

Half Moon

Half Moon

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

Mount Kenya Safari Club

Mount Kenya Safari Club

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

Grand Hotel Lviv (Lemberg)

Grand Hotel Lviv (Lemberg)

Grand Hotel Lviv in 1894 Grand Hotel Lviv  – the book – available shortly. Reserve your personal autographed book now...Read More