Overlooking Hyde Park, London Hilton on Park Lane stands tall but never still. In 1963, when it opened its doors, the London Hilton was a novelty, a sensation, a scandal perhaps, but certainly a temptation.
The hotel revolutionised British hospitality. A suite on its upper floors became the most sought-after accommodation in the city on the River Thames. Today snapshots from its rooftop restaurant are shared on social networks round the clock, and no visit to London is complete without having been to Trader Vic’s. Moreover, for generations…

» more | Add to cart for 29,00 EUR + S&H

Costruito come Castello dei Khevenhüller, alla fine del 19° secolo divenne un tempio della villeggiatura prima di trasformarsi in un paradiso delle vacanze per tutto l’anno.
Questa è la storia di uno dei più famosi hotel europei.

» more | Add to cart for 29,00 EUR + S&H

Schloss Velden - wer kennt nicht diesen Namen?
Das Buch führt den Leser von den frühen Tagen des Lustschlosses um 1603 durch 400 Jahre bis in die Gegenwart. 1892 wurde das Schloss bereits zum Schlosshotel, als das es in der ganzen Welt berühmt wurde. Hauptsächlich zog es zunächst die feine Wiener Klientel an, bald aber kamen die Gäste aus ganz Europa. Gekrönte Häupter, vom König von Spanien bis zum Prinzen von Wales, dem König von Thailand bis zur königlichen Prinzessin Mary - sie alle…

» more | Add to cart for 29,00 EUR + S&H

This is our book (in English, German or Italian) about a fairytale castle at Austria's warmest lake, Lake Woerth (Wörthersee). It opened in 1892, and became one of Europe's legendary resort hotels for one century. Now it has been restored to its former glory, extended by a modern wing and reopened as a five star luxury property.



You can download a sampler of some 25 pages of the actual book under http://www.famoushotels.org/images/books/velsch-pages.pdf