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Rooms with a View : The Secret Life of Grand Hotels.

By: Mourby, AdrianMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Icon Books, 2017Copyright date: �2017Description: 1 online resource (224 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781785782763Genre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rooms with a ViewOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE AMERICAS -- PARKER HOUSE HOTEL, BOSTON (1855) -- HOTEL MONTELEONE, NEW ORLEANS (1886) -- LE CH�ATEAU FRONTENAC, QU�EBEC CITY (1893) -- THE ALGONQUIN, NEW YORK (1902) -- PLAZA HOTEL, NEW YORK (1907) -- COPACABANA PALACE, RIO DE JANEIRO (1923) -- ROYAL HAWAIIAN, WAIKIKI (1927) -- BILTMORE HOTEL, MIAMI (1931) -- UNITED KINGDOM -- THE LANGHAM, LONDON (1865) -- THE RANDOLPH, OXFORD (1866) -- THE SAVOY HOTEL, LONDON (1889) -- THE CALEDONIAN, EDINBURGH (1903) -- THE WALDORF HOTEL, LONDON (1908) -- THE DORCHESTER, LONDON (1931) -- THE MIDLAND HOTEL, MORECAMBE (1933) -- FRANCE -- LE MEURICE, PARIS (1835) -- GRAND H�OTEL TERMINUS, PARIS (1889) -- THE RITZ, PARIS (1898) -- THE CARLTON HOTEL, CANNES (1911) -- GERMANY -- FRANKFURTER HOF, FRANKFURT (1876) -- THE ADLON HOTEL, BERLIN (1907) -- AUSTRIA -- HOTEL IMPERIAL, VIENNA (1873) -- HOTEL SACHER, VIENNA (1876) -- SWITZERLAND -- H�OTEL DES BERGUES, GENEVA (1834) -- BAUR AU LAC, ZURICH (1844) -- GSTAAD PALACE, GSTAAD (1913) -- ITALY -- H�OTEL DE RUSSIE, ROME (1820) -- THE GRITTI PALACE, VENICE (1850 - or 1948) -- LONDRA PALACE, VENICE (1853) -- GRAND H�OTEL ET DE MILAN, MILAN (1863) -- HOTEL EDEN, ROME (1889) -- GRAND HOTEL TREMEZZO, LAKE COMO (1910) -- HOTEL CIPRIANI, VENICE (1958) -- GREECE -- H�OTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE, ATHENS (1873) -- POLAND -- HOTEL BRISTOL, WARSAW (1901) -- RUSSIA -- GRAND H�OTEL D'EUROPE, ST PETERSBURG (1875) -- HOTEL ASTORIA, ST PETERSBURG (1912) -- TURKEY -- PERA PALACE HOTEL, ISTANBUL (1895) -- AFRICA -- MENA HOUSE, GIZA, EGYPT (1886) -- REID'S NEW HOTEL, FUNCHAL, MADEIRA (1891) -- H�OTEL DE LA MAMOUNIA TRANSATLANTIQUE ET CFM, MARRAKECH, MOROCCO (1925) -- CECIL HOTEL, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT (1929) -- INDIA -- THE TAJ MAHAL PALACE HOTEL, BOMBAY (1903) -- THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, DELHI (1936) -- ASIA.
THE ORIENTAL HOTEL, BANGKOK, THAILAND (1877) -- THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL, SAIGON, VIETNAM (1880) -- RAFFLES HOTEL, SINGAPORE (1887) -- GRAND H�OTEL M�ETROPOLE PALACE, HANOI, VIETNAM (1901) -- THE CATHAY HOTEL, SHANGHAI, CHINA (1928) -- THE PENINSULA, HONG KONG, CHINA (1928) -- A PERSONAL NOTE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- GUEST LIST -- BEHIND THE SCENES -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ALSO BY ADRIAN MOURBY -- COPYRIGHT.
Summary: Incredible, startling and often hilarious tales from the world's best hotels.
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Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE AMERICAS -- PARKER HOUSE HOTEL, BOSTON (1855) -- HOTEL MONTELEONE, NEW ORLEANS (1886) -- LE CH�ATEAU FRONTENAC, QU�EBEC CITY (1893) -- THE ALGONQUIN, NEW YORK (1902) -- PLAZA HOTEL, NEW YORK (1907) -- COPACABANA PALACE, RIO DE JANEIRO (1923) -- ROYAL HAWAIIAN, WAIKIKI (1927) -- BILTMORE HOTEL, MIAMI (1931) -- UNITED KINGDOM -- THE LANGHAM, LONDON (1865) -- THE RANDOLPH, OXFORD (1866) -- THE SAVOY HOTEL, LONDON (1889) -- THE CALEDONIAN, EDINBURGH (1903) -- THE WALDORF HOTEL, LONDON (1908) -- THE DORCHESTER, LONDON (1931) -- THE MIDLAND HOTEL, MORECAMBE (1933) -- FRANCE -- LE MEURICE, PARIS (1835) -- GRAND H�OTEL TERMINUS, PARIS (1889) -- THE RITZ, PARIS (1898) -- THE CARLTON HOTEL, CANNES (1911) -- GERMANY -- FRANKFURTER HOF, FRANKFURT (1876) -- THE ADLON HOTEL, BERLIN (1907) -- AUSTRIA -- HOTEL IMPERIAL, VIENNA (1873) -- HOTEL SACHER, VIENNA (1876) -- SWITZERLAND -- H�OTEL DES BERGUES, GENEVA (1834) -- BAUR AU LAC, ZURICH (1844) -- GSTAAD PALACE, GSTAAD (1913) -- ITALY -- H�OTEL DE RUSSIE, ROME (1820) -- THE GRITTI PALACE, VENICE (1850 - or 1948) -- LONDRA PALACE, VENICE (1853) -- GRAND H�OTEL ET DE MILAN, MILAN (1863) -- HOTEL EDEN, ROME (1889) -- GRAND HOTEL TREMEZZO, LAKE COMO (1910) -- HOTEL CIPRIANI, VENICE (1958) -- GREECE -- H�OTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE, ATHENS (1873) -- POLAND -- HOTEL BRISTOL, WARSAW (1901) -- RUSSIA -- GRAND H�OTEL D'EUROPE, ST PETERSBURG (1875) -- HOTEL ASTORIA, ST PETERSBURG (1912) -- TURKEY -- PERA PALACE HOTEL, ISTANBUL (1895) -- AFRICA -- MENA HOUSE, GIZA, EGYPT (1886) -- REID'S NEW HOTEL, FUNCHAL, MADEIRA (1891) -- H�OTEL DE LA MAMOUNIA TRANSATLANTIQUE ET CFM, MARRAKECH, MOROCCO (1925) -- CECIL HOTEL, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT (1929) -- INDIA -- THE TAJ MAHAL PALACE HOTEL, BOMBAY (1903) -- THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, DELHI (1936) -- ASIA.

THE ORIENTAL HOTEL, BANGKOK, THAILAND (1877) -- THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL, SAIGON, VIETNAM (1880) -- RAFFLES HOTEL, SINGAPORE (1887) -- GRAND H�OTEL M�ETROPOLE PALACE, HANOI, VIETNAM (1901) -- THE CATHAY HOTEL, SHANGHAI, CHINA (1928) -- THE PENINSULA, HONG KONG, CHINA (1928) -- A PERSONAL NOTE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- GUEST LIST -- BEHIND THE SCENES -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ALSO BY ADRIAN MOURBY -- COPYRIGHT.

Incredible, startling and often hilarious tales from the world's best hotels.

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