LUXURY CAN BE BOUGHT, HISTORY MUST BE EARNED. Welcome to the library of hospitality, the archives of historic hotels. The Most Famous Hotels in the World currently list
366 hotels in
274 cities and 78 countries. Here you find their researched history, most popular anecdotes and latest news.
Recently published stories from „Inspirations“
At Reid's Hotel on Madeira the arrival of one mysterious guests had remained a myth for the past century.
The confirmation… [more]
Recently published in: INSPIRATIONS
What happens now at hotels from then? Read short news about long lasting hotels from all over the world.. [more]
Recently published in: INSPIRATIONS
Recently launched books
... this was a time when wealthy travellers from Northern Europe and America were flocking to the warmer climes and bluer skies… [more]
Recently published in: PUBLICATIONS
Around the world in 366 Hotels – Hotels lost in History
300 Japanese officers and men held a farewell sake party at one of the lounges in the Raffles Hotel. Then, leaning on their short… [more]
Recently published in: DOCUMENTATIONS
In 1947, the Rtiz in Madrid welcomed one of its most glamourous and controversal guests: the first lady of Argentina, Evita Peron.more]
Recently published in: DOCUMENTATIONS
The long lost Hotel Bristol in Paris seems to have inspired legends. Was it inspired by the Earl of Bristol, and did it inspire… [more]
Recently published in: DOCUMENTATIONS
The chronicles of the hospitality industry – Classic menus, biographies and personalities
TERMS OF BUSINESS: Spa, Gymnasium, Lobby, ... Hospitality industry is full of terms. Often they have a long lasting tradition,… [more]
Recently published in: WHO WHERE WHEN
Cesar Ritz, born in the Swiss village of Niederwald on 23 February 1850. He began his hotel career at the age of 15 in… [more]
Recently published in: WHO WHERE WHEN
High Times at the Hotel Bristol by Roger Williams is a series of stories, playing at the Bristol Hotels of this world
From 'High Times at the Hotel Bristol: Twenty bedside tales' by Roger Williams [more]
Recently published in: WHO WHERE WHEN
with the general managers of the world
I am having breakfast with Michele Frignani, the Managing Director of the St. Regis in Rome. The St. Regis – or to be precise,… [more]
Recently published in: BREAKFAST SERIES
