The Strand — Style in Myanmar
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The Strand Hotel in Yangon — opened by the Sarkies brothers in 1901 – has set standards in Burma (Myanmar) since its opening.
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P.S. Stylebook has become part of the Classic Edition books. It reflects the style of the house, its habits in setting tables, presenting amenities and its tradition of service and related rituals.
The Third Hotel
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Andreas Augustin tackled the impossible — and produced a book about the long missing third hotel of the Sarkies brothers. The Strand...
Feuilleton 333
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FEUILLETON No. 333 — Ritz all over — The Strand Yangon's New Pool — Raffles under Renovation – Letter from China — All Hotels...
A Palace on the Strand
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In 1900 visitors to London were advised by Baedeker to find a hotel on the Strand. The choice began with 700-room Hotel Cecil, then the...
Mourby’s Trafalgar
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If you want to know where the beating heart of England can be found, then Trafalgar Square a good place to start. It has always seemed ...
Trafalgar - beating heart of England
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If you want to know where the beating heart of England can be found, then Trafalgar Square is a good place to start. It has always seem...
Feuilleton 339
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Sommerfrische Built as the retreat for a prince, converted into a hotel for the perfect vacation, grown into a world class resort. Th...
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
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
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
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