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If you're looking for a short holiday or have to travel for work, an interesting hotel could be the right destination for you. Or if you are interested in history you might like to stay in a famous or unusual hotel.
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All the hotels here certainly match that criteria. Colonial, Haunted, Iconic, Infamous - they're all here. Many famous guests have stayed in them over the years and some get honoured with rooms, suites and penthouses named after them. Mostly stories of their escapades and misadventures turn into legends.
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Have a look through and see what appeals. Just click on the hotel you'd like to go to on the information page. Most of them have quite a history and make for interesting reading.
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Prices are in US dollars and you will need plenty of them for most of these places. You might as well go the whole hog and get them to pick you up at the airport. Click on the icons under the information page to go to their various websites.
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Hotels specialising in Weddings and / or Honeymoons are marked with a Black Asterisk *.
KENYA
Angama Mara - Great Rift Valley
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One of the World's best Luxury Safari Camps
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Make some new friends that you'll never forget
MOROCCO
NAMIBIA
CAMBODIA
CHINA
INDIA
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A British Raj Time Capsule
INDONESIA
IRAN
MALAYSIA
Eastern & Oriental Hotel - Penang
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The Grand Dame of Heritage Hotels
MYANMAR
Aureum Palace Hotel & Resort - Bagan*
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Horizon Pool surrounded by Bagan Temples
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Colonial Hill Station Gem
SRI LANKA
Amangalla ( Previously the New Oriental) - Galle*
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Colonial Gem inside an UNESCO Listed Heritage Area
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Turn back the clock in the timeless grandeur of South Asia's Grand Dame
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#1 Indian Ocean Address
TAIWAN
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An Iconic Chinese Palace
THAILAND
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5***** Luxury in a Coconut Plantation
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Live like Royalty in a Riverside Palace
TÜRKİYE
VIETNAM
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Iconic Vietnam War location and Saigon's #1 5***** Hotel
Hotel Continental - Ho Chi Minh City*
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The Oldest Hotel in Vietnam
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The Grande Dame of Saigon
AUSTRALIA
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The Grand Lady of the West - Heritage, National Trust & Top 100 listed
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Living History and the most photographed Hotel in Western Australia
FIJI
SAMOA
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The embodiment of the South Pacific fantasy
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
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Iconic survivor of the 1,425 day Sarajevo Siege - the longest in modern history
ENGLAND
Brown's Hotel - Mayfair, London*
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London's first 5***** Hotel was a favourite of Queen Victoria
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Britain's Swankiest Hotel - the Poshest Hotel in the World
FRANCE
Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferat - Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferat*
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Once the most glamorous places on the planet
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc - Cap D'Antibes*
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The World's most famous Hotel
La Mere Poulard - Mont-Saint-Michel
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Amazing history and location
GIBRALTAR
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Views across the strait to Africa
GREECE
ITALY
MALTA
MONACO
SPAIN
BAHAMAS
Atlantis Bahamas - Paradise Island*
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21 Restaurants - 20 Swimming Areas - 19 Bars - 18 Golf Holes - 11 Pools
BELIZE
BERMUDA
Hamilton Princess Hotel - Pembroke*
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The Grande Dame of Bermuda with a Luxury Marina & Private Beach Club
CANADA
Fairmont Chateaux Banff Springs - Banff*
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Castle in the Rockies - In a UNESCO Park - World Class Golf, Skiing, Views & Food
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise - Banff National Park*
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Iconic views across surreal Lake Louise to Victoria Glacier - every season is a highlight*
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac - Quebec City*
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The most photographed hotel in the world
JAMAICA
MEXICO
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Beverly Hills Hotel - Los Angeles*
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Home of Hollywood Royalty
Biltmore Hotel - Coral Gables, Miami*
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Amazing Pool, History and it's own Golf Course
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The Themed Hotel Resort that started it all and changed Las Vegas forever
Casa Monica Resort & Spa - St. Augustine*
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The Oldest Luxury Hotel in the Nations Oldest City
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Where Hollywood A - Listers go to let their hair down
Gaylord Opryland Resort - Nashville*
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The World's Largest non-casino Hotel
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New York's most legendary & iconic Hotel
Rod & Gun Club - Everglades City
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Step through a Time Warp to Old Florida
BRAZIL
Copacabana Palace - Rio de Janeiro*
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Anyone who is anybody has stayed in South America's most famous hotel
Cristalino Jungle Lodge - Alto Floresta
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World Class Amazon Eco-Lodge
Hotel Das Cataratas - Iguacu Falls*
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Only hotel with direct views of UNESCO & Natural World Wonder Iguacu Falls*
PARAGUAY
Gran Hotel del Paraguay - Asuncion
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South America's oldest hotel - a Colonial gem with Old World charm & cheap!
PERU
Amalia Titicaca Lodge - Lake Titicaca, Puno
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Tranquil Hand made Floating Reed Island on the Lake with Spectacular Views
Attributions
The information for all of the Hotels on this page was researched from the following web-sites -