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Washington,
DC – January 2024 / NewsmakerAlert: Historic
Hotels Worldwide® inducted 23 iconic historic hotels in 2023, expanding
its prestigious collection of historic hotels in 47 countries. These historic
destinations include former castles, country estates, palaces, villas,
and other historic lodgings, all located within or near UNESCO World Heritage
Sites and other centers of history and culture.
Historic
Hotels Worldwide is the official program of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation (in the United States of America) for
increasing the recognition and celebration of the finest historic hotels
around the world. Historic Hotels Worldwide provides a definitive resource
for travelers to discover historic hotels and their inspired architecture,
cultural traditions, and authentic cuisine. With histories spanning ten
centuries, members include independent hotels as well as hotels representing
many upper-upscale to luxury global brands, chains, and collections.
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Historic
Hotels Worldwide is pleased to announce the hotels inducted in 2023 listed
in order of date established:
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Appleby
Castle (12th century) Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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Gran
Hotel Ciudad de México (1526) Mexico City, Mexico
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Walaker
Hotell (1640) Solvorn, Norway
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Hoel
Gård (1719) Tingnesvegen, Norway
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Maison
Delano Paris (1723) Paris, France
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Carton
House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel (1739) Maynooth, Ireland
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Gamlebyen
Hotell Fredrikstad (1835) Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway
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Brakanes
Hotel (1860) Ulvik, Norway
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Straand
Hotel (1864) Vrådal, Norway
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The
Editory Riverside - Santa Apolonia (1865) Lisbon, Portugal
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Lillesand
Hotel Norge (1873) Lillesand, Norway
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Opus
XVI (1876) Bergen, Norway
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Grand
Hotel Egersund (1878) Egersund, Norway
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Hotel
Union Geiranger (1891) Geiranger, Norway
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Fairmont
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten (1897) Hamburg, Germany
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Støtt-
Top of Helgeland (1897) Støtt, Norway
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Raffles
London at The OWO (1906) London, United Kingdom
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Elkonin
Tel Aviv Hotel – MGallery (1913) Tel Aviv, Israel
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Casa
das Lérias (1930s) Amarante, Portugal
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The
1932 Hotel & Spa Cap d'Antibes - MGallery (1932) Antibes, France
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Fera
Palace Hotel (1934) Salvador, Brazil
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Half
Moon (1954) Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Sofitel
Sydney Wentworth (1966) Sydney, Australia
“Imagine
discovering, experiencing and exploring a hotel in what was once a former
castle, chateau, palace, academy, hacienda, luxury villa, monastery, or
originally built as a grand hotel,” said Lawrence
Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America and Historic
Hotels Worldwide. “These historic hotels represent some of the finest historic
hotels globally and demonstrate the tremendous stewardship by their owners,
leadership, and employees in preserving these wonderful historic treasures.”
For
more information, please visit HistoricHotelsWorldwide.org
and sign
up to receive future news, highlights, and advance notice of special offers.
Learn about how to nominate a hotel for Historic Hotels Worldwide here.
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About
Historic Hotels Worldwide®
Historic
Hotels Worldwide® is a prestigious collection of more than 300
legendary historic hotels including many former castles, chateaus, palaces,
academies, haciendas, villas, monasteries, and other historic lodgings
spanning ten centuries. Historic Hotels Worldwide recognizes authentic
cultural treasures that demonstrate exemplary historic preservation in
their architecture, cultural traditions, and cuisine. To be nominated and
selected for induction into Historic Hotels Worldwide, historical lodging
properties must be at least 75 years old; utilize historic accommodations;
serve as the former home, or be located on the grounds of the former home
of famous persons, or a significant location for an event in history; be
located in or within walking distance to a historic district, historically
significant landmark, place of a historic event, or a historic city center;
be recognized by a local preservation organization or national trust; and
display historic memorabilia, artwork, photography, and other examples
of its historic significance. For more information, please visit HistoricHotelsWorldwide.com.
About
Historic Hotels of America®
Historic
Hotels of America® is the official program of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing, celebrating, and promoting
the finest historic hotels in the United States of America. The National
Trust for Historic Preservation was chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1949
and is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The National Trust for
Historic Preservation is leading the movement to save places where our
history happened. To be nominated and selected for membership in this prestigious
program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old; designated by the U.S.
Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or listed in
or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and
recognized as having historical significance. Of the more than 300 historic
hotels inducted into Historic Hotels of America from 45 states, the District
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, all historic hotels faithfully preserve their
sense of authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity.
To
learn more, please visit:
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Contact:
Katherine
Orr
Historic
Hotels of America | Historic Hotels Worldwide
Director,
Marketing Strategy and Communications
Tel:
202-772-8337
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