Seven Asian hotels gain recognition
TRAVELLERS who look for hotels with character may be interested in the newest inductees of Historic Hotels Worldwide, a collection of properties that includes former chateaus, palaces and monasteries.
A total of 75 properties representing independent hotels from four continents and 20 countries have been inducted into the group, with the majority coming from Europe.
With 18 hotels, France scored the biggest number of hotels, followed by Britain (13) and Canada (12).
All of the Canadian inductees are Fairmont-branded hotels that span the entire country, from Vancouver to Montreal.
In order to be considered for inclusion into the group, hotels must meet a long list of criteria that include: Be at least 75 years of age; utilise historic accommodations; serve as the former home or be located on the grounds of the former home of famous persons or significant location for an important event in history; or be located in or within walking distance to a historic district, historically significant landmark, place of historic event, or a historic city centre.
The property must also be recognised by a local preservation organisation or national trust and display historic memorabilia, artwork and photography.
Asia received nods for seven hotels. – AFP
Here are some of the new inductees:
South-East Asia
● Raffles Singapore (1887) in Singapore
● The Strand Hotel (1901) in Yangon, Myanmar
● The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta-M-Gallery by Sofitel (1918) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
● Raffles Hotel Le Royal (1929) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
● Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor (1932) in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Czech Republic
● Century Old Town PragueMGallery by Sofitel (1894) in Prague
Denmark
● Villa Copenhagen (1894) in
Copenhagen
France
● Hotel Paris Bastille BoutetMGallery by Sofitel (1892) in Paris
● Hotel La Citadelle MetzMGallery by Sofitel (1894) in Metz
● Hilton Paris Opera (1889) in Paris
● Maison Astor Paris, Curio Collection by Hilton (1907) in Paris
● Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris (1928) in Paris
Germany
● Hotel Pullman Aachen Quellenhof (1854) in Aachen
● Sofitel Munich Bayerpost (1896) in Munich
● Reichshof Hamburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1910) in Hamburg
● SO/Berlin Das Stue (1916) in Berlin
Hungary
● Hotel Nemzeti BudapestMGallery by Sofitel (1896) in Budapest
Italy
● Villa del Quar (47 AD) in Verona
● Palazzo Caracciolo NapoliMGallery by Sofitel (1584) in Naples
● Hilton Molino Stucky Venice (1884) in Venice
● Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese (1890) in Rome
Netherlands
● Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578) in Amsterdam
● Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam (17th Century) in Amsterdam
Norway
● Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri (17th Century) in Bekkjarvik
● Det Lille Hotel (1750) in Risor
● Amerikalinjen (1919) in Oslo
Poland
● Raffles Europejski, Warsaw (1857) in Warsaw
● Sofitel Grand Sopot (1927) in Sopot
Spain
● Gran Hotel Montesol Ibiza, Curio Collection by Hilton (1933) in Ibiza
Switzerland
● Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
(1906) i Montreux
Turkey
● The Galata Hotel IstanbulMGallery by Sofitel (1720) in Istanbul
Britain
● Castle Hotel Windsor-MGallery by Sofitel (1528) in London
● Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre (1718) in Birmingham
● Francis Hotel Bath-MGallery by Sofitel (1739) in Bath
● The Waldorf Hilton, London (1908) in London
Bermuda
● Hamilton Princess & Beach
Club (1885) in Hamilton
Canada
● Fairmont Banff Springs (1888) in Banff
● Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (1890) in Lake Louise
● Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (1899) in La Malbaie
China
● Fairmont Peace Hotel (1929) in Shanghai
● Sofitel Legend People’s Grand Hotel Xian (1953) in Xian