At the western end of Piazza San Marco, just behind the Napoleonic Wing that houses the Museo Correr, sits one of the oldest hotels in Venice. Hotel Luna began life in the twelfth century as the Osteria della Luna. It was a simple house near th...
By Adrian Mourby The Location: Lido, Venice Italy The Attraction: The Venetian Lagoon and on the other side of it, La Serenissima The Hotel: Grand Hotel Excelsior (A Select Member of Teh Most Famous Hotels in the World©). The Date: opened in 1...
Just as the West was enamoured by the wonders of India and Asia, the royals from India were adapting to the western culture with élan. Photograph from our book IMPERIAL New Delhi. Being an Indian royal was all about the finer things ...
Our contributing editor and roving correspondent, ADRIAN MOURBY makes friends with two hotel lions and unearths the history of Venice's Londra Palace Hotel. It's a minor footnote in hotel history that two life-sized statues of lions used to ...
Two books by Adrian Mourby should interest all hotel aficionados: Rooms of One's Own — 50 Places That Made Literary History Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jan...
A terrace with a view: Maria della Salute opposite of the Europa & Regina. VENICE: Recently I was booked for dinner at Venice’s Westin Europa and Regina. Many famous people have dined here, including Claude Monet, Marcel Proust and...
This is Zurich's oldest grand hotel. When it opened on December 24, 1838, it marked a milestone in the history of the hotel industry. In...Read More
Grand Hotel Lviv in 1894 Lviv or Lemberg can be metaphorically described as the westernmost city in Eastern Europe or the easternmost city in...Read More
In our world, it is no longer a given that simple restraint represents true elegance. To be recognized as one of the oldest purpose-built Grand...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
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of all...Read More
