


{"id":885777,"date":"2016-02-02T17:03:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/?p=885777"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:48:20","slug":"10-incredible-heritage-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/10-incredible-heritage-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Incredible Heritage Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed with a character only the passage of time can bestow, heritage hotels are invariably bastions of superlative taste. Each has its individual charms, from the grande dames of Europe to the peach-colored palaces of India, from the boozy glamour of New Orleans to the Renaissance allure of Tuscany\u2019s villas. Here we delve into what makes the story of each of these properties quite so unique.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Budapest\" width=\"1694\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1320x740.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000017301476_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Boscolo Hotel, Budapest \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/new-york-palace-boscolo-hotel-budapest-gm458125427-17301476?st=572dd2b.jpg\">dluxhu\/iStock<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Boscolo Hotel, Budapest <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/harmony-of-central-europe-summer-2016\"><em>Harmony of Central Europe<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Built by the New York Life Insurance Company in the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, the caf\u00e9 in the bowels of The Boscolo Hotel, The New York Caf\u00e9, was for decades the single most important hub of Hungarian literature. Having undergone a huge refurbishment in 2006, the place hasn\u2019t aged a jot either. A four-storey palace littered with statues, paintings and frescoes, the hotel was nationalized during the Communist period but while politics comes and goes, Boscolo\u2019s beauty has endured. Guests can amuse themselves by watching passersby fail to make progress beyond the devilish bronze fauns outside, instead being drawn in to see the hotel\u2019s countless Belle \u00c9poque charms.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/tours\/products\/regional-tour\/imperial-rajasthan--a-heritage-journey\/summer-2016\/imperial-rajasthan-end-mumbai-summer-2016\"><em>Imperial Rajastan<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latticed screens, ornate filigree work and the palace\u2019s giant scale mark Laxmi Niwas Palace out as a place of no ordinary beauty. And it\u2019s no less impressive on the inside, where carved four-poster beds, antique furniture, and marble are framed by grand peach colored sandstone. Built in 1904, the palace was formerly the residence of Maharajah Ganga Singh, the ruler of Bikaner, and quickly attracted flights of European royalty. A curious mix of architectural forms, it may have been the inspiration behind Lutyens\u2019 and Baker\u2019s own inimitable styles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Canada\" width=\"1694\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1320x740.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000050978874_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Quebec City \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/quebec-city-skyline-gm521849185-50978874?st=f134767.jpg\">compassandcamera\/iStock<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ch\u00e2teau <\/strong><strong>Frontenac, Quebec City <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/tours\/indulgence-in-eastern-canada-summer-2016?tab=overview\"><em>Indulgence in Eastern Canada<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Standing on the site of Ch\u00e2teau Haldimand, the residence of the British governors of Lower Canada and Quebec, Frontenac is one of the most photographed hotels in the world. Snug inside the walls of the fortified Old Town, it was here that Churchill and Roosevelt discussed World War II strategy during the conflict, and where, after the war, Alfred Hitchcock filmed <em>I Confess<\/em>. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Frontenac\u2019s party trick is to bring the Old World to the New without muddling the qualities of either.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trianon Palace, Paris<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/french-elegance-summer-2016\"><em>French Elegance<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Built at the entrance of Versailles Park in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century, Trianon Palace Hotel quickly attracted some of the biggest names of its time. The Italian poet and politician Gabriele d\u2019Annunzio held banquets here before WWI, it served as the HQ of Allied commanders during the conflict, and The Great Room played host to one of the most important events in European history: the preparation of the Treaty of Versailles. Later, during German occupation, Goering and Hitler visited and when the fortunes of war reversed themselves, Allied leaders including General Eisenhower stayed for several months. A Rococo extravagance located only 40 minutes from Paris, with manicured lawns and great views of the Palace of Versailles, it\u2019s not hard to see why the place has held history in its thrall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2642\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Spain\" width=\"1694\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1320x740.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000063503501_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Alhambra de Granada \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/alhambra-de-granada-great-panoramic-at-twilight-gm471410414-63503501?st=cd67fdf.jpg\">JoseIgnacioSoto\/iStock<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alhambra Palace, Granada<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/spain-and-portugal-in-style-summer-2016?tab=overview\"><em>Spain &amp; Portugal in Style<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sitting on La Sabika hill, overlooking the city of Granada and flanked by the Sierra Nevada Mountains, even from a distance Alhambra Palace remains a potent symbol of Andalusia\u2019s Islamic past. Its original Arabic name \u2013\u00a0qa\u2019lat al-Hamra \u2013 means Red Castle and is a\u00a0reference to the distinctive clay bricks that form the outer walls. Once inside, the expansive complex of palaces, fortifications, roads and stunning, landscaped gardens \u2013 all created in the evocative Medieval Moorish architectural style \u2013 exercises a unique power over visitors, transporting them back through the centuries.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/tours\/products\/insight-gold-luxury-tour\/southern-tastes-and-dixie-tunes\/summer-2016\/southern-grace-summer-2016?tab=overview\"><em>Southern Grace<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opened as \u201cThe Grunewald\u201d in 1893, the hotel was later named after Roosevelt as a hat-tip to the president for building the Panama Canal, a project that brought huge amounts of business to New Orleans. Famous from its earliest days as a music hub, it has a good claim to possessing one of America\u2019s first nightclubs, The Cave \u2013 a haven of Dixieland jazz. As such, the hotel has seen a series of famous faces from Louis Armstrong to Ray Charles pass through its revolving doors, and, having undergone a $145 million restoration, it now blends historic grandeur with contemporary class.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2641\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Switzerland\" width=\"1694\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1320x740.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000052600664_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Fairmont Montreux Palace Hotel \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/fairmont-montreux-palace-hotel-gm524508821-52600664?st=fa16f0e.jpg\">Anna Bryukhanova\/iStock<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/majestic-switzerland-summer-2016\"><em>Majestic Switzerland<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opened in 1906, Fairmont Le Montreux almost instantly entered its golden age in a flurry of Venetian parties and masquerade balls that drew in Russian princes, New York bankers and Maharajahs from all over the world. In 1936 the globe\u2019s gaze fell again on the hotel as it played host to the Montreux Convention, and it later attracted fame as the permanent home of the author Vladimir Nabokov. A place hallowed by great titans of literature such as Rousseau and Lord Byron, the hotel is one of Switzerland\u2019s greatest assets.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grande Bretagne, Athens <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/jewels-of-the-aegean-summer-2016\"><em>Jewels of the Aegean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Situated on the edge of Syntagma Square, the Grande Bretagne was originally the house of a wealthy businessman, but it\u2019s rarely strayed far from the nation\u2019s political spotlight since falling out of his hands. The headquarters of several military forces in the middle of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century, and the home of former Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou during the early stages of the Greek Civil War, intrigue has never travelled far from its corridors. Renovated at great cost in 2006, the hotel offers views of Lycabettus Hill, the Acropolis and Parliament, and is one of a handful of hotels in Europe that still upholds the standards of a vanished age.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2639\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Italy\" width=\"1694\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1320x740.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iStock_000040102724_Medium.jpg-www.istockphoto-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Balancino Lake \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/bilancino-lake-mugello-tuscany-gm492058165-40102724?st=9e0c8b1.jpg\">LorenzoPatoia\/iStock<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Villa le Maschere, Tuscany <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/tours\/products\/insight-gold-luxury-tour\/ultimate-italy\/summer-2016\/ultimate-italy-summer-2016\"><em>Ultimate Italy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A stunning villa originally built in the mid-16<sup>th<\/sup> century at the top of a rise on the road from Florence to Bologna, Villa le Maschere commands an impressive vista of the Mugello valley. Such a large pile has hosted a Pope and two Savoy Kings to name just a few notables. Fast-forward to the present and inside owner Milva Fusi has used bright, contemporary furnishings in a five-year restoration to make the villa as resplendent as it was in its heyday. Visit if playing the Renaissance prince or princess has remained on your to-do list for a while.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hotel Bristol, Vienna <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/harmony-of-central-europe-summer-2016\"><em>Harmony of Central Europe<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hotel Bristol\u2019s first celebrity guest was Gustav Mahler, which is unsurprising perhaps given its location opposite the opera house. Edward, Prince of Wales soon followed in 1935, and, after WWII, the US embassy was relocated here. In 2009 it had a renovation that ran into millions of dollars and it\u2019s now a majestic mix of marble, crystal and gold leaf. If visiting, ask for a top-level room overlooking the Ringstrasse, there you can watch the sun setting over the mountains, rounding off your day in a drunken haze of colors.<\/p>\n<p>These heritage hotels and others are available on a range of different journeys; visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/uk\/the-insight-difference\/insight-gold-luxury-vacations\">Insight Vacations<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed with a character only the passage of time can bestow, heritage hotels are invariably bastions of superlative taste. Each has its individual charms, from the grande dames of Europe to the peach-colored palaces of India, from the boozy glamour of New Orleans to the Renaissance allure of Tuscany\u2019s villas. 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