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Hotel History: Paso Robles Inn – Heaven’s Spot
Paso Robles Inn is named for its location, “Heaven’s Spot,” because of the curative powers of the...
Wentworth By The Sea: Largest coastal wood structure
Wentworth by the Sea built in 1874 by Daniel E. Chase and Charles E. Campbell was the largest...
History of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) is a trade association that...
Brilliant Hotel Man Builds Palmer House in Chicago in 1871
The original Palmer House was built in 1871 by Potter Palmer who began his career as a bank clerk...
Outstanding Landscape Architect of Central Park
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Tampa Bay Hotel: The Most Complete Dog Accommodations in Existence
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The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia: Luxury and Healing Waters
The Homestead is a famous luxury resort that opened a decade before the American revolutionary war...
Old Terminal New Hotel: The Roosevelt Hotel and The Postum Building
Terminal City originated as an idea during the reconstruction of Grand Central Terminal from the...
The Greenbrier Hotel: Water to Cure Everything
The original hotel, the Grand Central Hotel, was built on this site in 1858. It was known as “The...
Willard Hotel: The Historic Luxury Residence of Presidents
The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury...
Grand Canyon Jewels: El Tovar Hotel and Hopi Gift Shop
One hundred and sixteen years ago, two architectural jewels opened in the Grand Canyon National...
Severin Hotel: Favorite of Passengers on the 300 Daily Trains
The original Severin Hotel opened in 1913 when it replaced the Grand Hotel of Indianapolis. Its...
Hotel History: Shelton Hotel New York Points the Way of the Future
Few skyscrapers were as admired as the 1924 Shelton Hotel at Lexington Avenue and 49th Street, now...
No Ordinary Hotel: St. Regis Provides New Solution to a Social Problem
In 1904, Colonel John Jacob Astor broke ground for the building of the St. Regis Hotel at the...
Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan succumbs to COVID-19
An iconic hotel in mid-town Manhattan is closing its doors for good. The Hotel Pennsylvania will...
Hotel History: Libby’s Hotel and Baths, New York, NY
In the late 1920s, the stock market was soaring, businesses were enjoying record profits and...
America’s Great Hotels During the Golden Age of the Picture Post Card
In February 2000, there was a unique exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York:...
Mohonk Mountain House hotel in New York: Presidential host built by Quaker twins
In 1869, Albert Smiley, a nature-loving Quaker schoolteacher, bought a property at a good price ...
Ocean House at Watch Hill hotel: Grand staircases leading to nowhere
Ocean House is a large, Victorian-style waterfront hotel originally constructed in 1868 on Bluff...
Hotel Theresa: The Waldorf of Harlem
The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 on 125th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem and closed its doors...
Oldest operating hotel in Austin Texas: Driskill Hotel
The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886, is the oldest operating hotel in...
Hotel McAlpin with its own orchestra and hospital
The Hotel McAlpin was constructed in 1912 by General Edwin A. McAlpin, son of David Hunter McAlpin...
Boone Tavern Hotel in Kentucky: Hotel History 1855
Built on the old Dixie Highway and named after Kentucky explorer Daniel Boone, the historic Boone...
First integrated hotel in Washington DC: Wormley Hotel
In the beginning, the Wormley Hotel was primarily for the wealthy and powerful White males in the...
Fisher Island Hotel History
Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, Fisher...
Hotel History: Menger Hotel
The Menger Hotel, one of the most iconic and historically significant buildings in San Antonio, was...
Le Chateau Frontenac Quebec City: Celebrated Historic Landmark
Listed as a National Historic Site of Canada, the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is among the...
The Algonquin Hotel: Better than The Puritan
The Algonquin Hotel was originally planned as an apartment hotel with the idea of renting...
The Fairmont Hotel: Nob Hill Grande Dame
The luxurious Grande Dame atop Nob Hill in San Francisco was named after U.S. Senator James Graham...
Hotel Allegro Rises from the Site of the Bismarck Hotel
The Hotel Allegro was created on the site of old Bismarck Hotel in 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. The...
2020 Historic Hotel of the Year: Hermitage Hotel in Nashville
Historic Hotels of America is proud to announce that the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee...
Lodge at the Golden Gate: Steeped in Military History
The history of the spectacular site of the Lodge at the Golden Gate commences with the coastal...
Hotel History: President of Hilton International
On July 12, 2020, I received the following email: “Dear Friends of Curt, With a broken heart, I am...
The Adolphus Hotel: Named for Beer Brewing Founder
The Adolphus Hotel was built by and named for Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch...
Union Station Hotel: Recalling Railroad’s Glory Years
Long before it was a historic hotel, the Nashville, Tennessee, Union Station was a key center in...
Brown Palace Hotel: Built on a Cow Pasture
The Brown Palace Hotel opened in 1892 with an eight-story atrium designed by architect Frank E...
Four Seasons Hotel NY Now Housing Medical Professionals
Is it possible to conceive that the Four Seasons Hotel in New York has been converted to house...
Admiral Fell Inn: 4-Story-High Skyscraper
Fell’s Point was founded in the early 1700s when the Fell Brothers arrived from Lancaster, England...
The Barbizon Hotel in New York was Once Only for Women
The Barbizon Hotel for Women was built in 1927 as a residential hotel and clubhouse for single...
Carlyle Hotel: A Living Legend that Embodies the Spirit of New York
The Carlyle Hotel was built by Moses Ginsberg and designed in Art Deco style by architects Sylvan...
Peninsula Hotel New York: Recalling the golden age of luxury hotels
On February 7, 1989, the Peninsula Hotel was designated as a Landmark by the New York Landmarks...
Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Alabama: The Gathering Place
The site on which The Grand Hotel sits today has seen two earlier hotels so named, and the area...
Red Lion Inn Nearly Demolished for Gas Station
Hotel History For more than 246 years, the Red Lion Inn has been welcoming visitors to the...
Hotel History: The Wales Hotel
One of the most charming historic hotels in New York, the Wales Hotel is closing its doors in 2020...
Hotel History: YMCA of Greater New York
Do you know that there is a 167-year old organization located in New York City which owns and...
Hotel History: Hotel Florence – elegance and beautiful design
The Hotel Florence is a former operating hotel located in the Pullman Historic District on the far...
Hotel History: The Heathman Hotel
The original Heathman Hotel was built in 1926 one block from the current structure by George...
Hotel History: Josh Billings on hotels 148 years ago
Josh Billings was the pen name of the 19th century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885)...
Hotel History: Hotelier Raymond Orteig meets Mail Pilot Charles Lindbergh
Raymond Orteig (1870-1934) was the New York City hotel owner who offered the $25,000 Orteig Prize...