Hotel Tryp Habana Libre in Cuba

11 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels Reading Time:  14 minutes

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© Happypepe/cc-by-sa-4.0

Hotel Tryp Habana Libre is one of the larger hotels in Cuba, situated in Vedado, Havana. The hotel has 572 rooms in a 25-floor tower at Calle 23 (“La Rampa”) and Calle L. Opened in 1958 as the Habana Hilton, the hotel famously served as the residence of Fidel Castro and other revolutionaries throughout 1959, after their capture of Havana.   read more…

Hotel Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg

24 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hamburg, Hotels Reading Time:  8 minutes

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Liebermann Terrace © Hajotthu/cc-by-3.0

The Hotel Louis C. Jacob is a 5-star hotel in Hamburg-Nienstedten. It is located at Elbchaussee 401-403 on the banks of the Elbe with a wide view of ships coming and going on both sides. The history of the hotel property goes back to 1625. There was talk of a hotel from the end of the 19th century. Famous guests at that time included Carl Laeisz, Salomon Heine, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno. In 1902, the painter Max Liebermann stayed at the hotel for a longer period of time and painted views of the (already then) famous Lindenterrasse. Today, more than 500 original works by painters and graphic artists of the 19th and 20th centuries can be viewed throughout the Hotel Louis C. Jacob. Until 2020, the Hotel Louis C. Jacob was part of The Leading Hotels of the World.   read more…

Spirit of Queensland

7 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Hotels Reading Time:  4 minutes

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© John Robert McPherson/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Spirit of Queensland is a Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a diesel-powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns, a distance of 1,681 kilometres (1,045 mi). At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train The Sunlander.   read more…

The Lanesborough in London

6 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, London Reading Time:  6 minutes

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The Lanesborough is a 5-star hotel on Hyde Park Corner in Knightsbridge, central London, England. The hotel is operated by the Oetker Collection. It occupies the neoclassical former building of St George’s Hospital, which is listed Grade II*. The hotel is situated next to Hyde Park Corner tube station.   read more…

Eden Island in Seychelles

11 December 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels Reading Time:  3 minutes

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© A. Delesse (Prométhée)/cc-by-sa-3.0

Eden Island is an artificial island in Seychelles, lying 3.5 km from the capital Victoria. The island belongs to Roche Caiman District.   read more…

The Mercer Hotel in SoHo

2 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, New York City Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Mercer Hotel, located at the corner of Mercer and Prince Streets in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City. It offers 73 guest rooms on six floors of a Romanesque revival building. Opening in 1997, The Mercer is the sister hotel to The Greenwich Hotel.   read more…

Pullman Hotels and Resorts

20 May 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  8 minutes

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Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel © flickr.com – International Railway Summit/cc-by-sa-2.0

Pullman Hotels and Resorts is a French multinational upscale hotel brand owned by Accor. Pullman has 145 hotels and resorts in 42 countries spread across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle-East and Oceania.   read more…

5 Beekman Street in Manhattan

12 March 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, New York City Reading Time:  7 minutes

Beekman Tower © Paul Hermans/cc-by-sa-4.0

Beekman Tower © Paul Hermans/cc-by-sa-4.0

5 Beekman Street is a building in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is composed of the 10-story, 150-foot-tall (46 m) Temple Court Building and Annex (also known as Temple Court) and a connected 51-story, 687-foot-tall (209 m) condominium tower called the Beekman Residences, which contains 68 residential units. The 287-unit The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, also known as The Beekman Hotel, occupies all three structures.   read more…

Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris

3 March 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  7 minutes

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© flickr.com – Alexander Baranov/cc-by-2.0

The Hotel Plaza Athénée is a Brunei-owned historic luxury hotel in Paris, France. It is located at 25 Avenue Montaigne in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, near the Champs-Élysées and the Palais de Tokyo. The hotel is part of the Dorchester Collection group of international luxury hotels. The hotel has five restaurants and a bar, and it has room rates ranging from US$1,254 to US$20,000 per night for the hotel’s premier suite.   read more…

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