The Madison Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, that is housed in the historic former Tennessee Trust Bank building.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Hotel Leningradskaya
The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel (Russian: Гости́ница Ленингра́дская) is one of Moscow's Seven Sisters, skyscrapers built in the early 1950s in the Stalinist neoclassical style. Stalinist neoclassical architecture mixes the Russian neoclassical style with the style of American skyscrapers of the 1930s. A main element of Stalinist neoclassicism is its use of socialist realism art. The hotel, completed in 1954, was designed to be the finest luxury hotel in Moscow.
Upon entering the hotel, the gold accents and hand-carved wooden ceiling impress visitors. The lobby boasts beautiful bronze statues, glittering chandeliers, and furniture in the Russian empire style. The staircase features one of the longest lighting fixtures in the world -- it was once in the Guinness Book of World Records. The halls and corridors of the hotel's upper floors are paneled in dark cherry wood and the rooms have views of Moscow.
Upon entering the hotel, the gold accents and hand-carved wooden ceiling impress visitors. The lobby boasts beautiful bronze statues, glittering chandeliers, and furniture in the Russian empire style. The staircase features one of the longest lighting fixtures in the world -- it was once in the Guinness Book of World Records. The halls and corridors of the hotel's upper floors are paneled in dark cherry wood and the rooms have views of Moscow.
Badrutt's Palace Hotel
The historic Palace Hotel in St. Moritz — more recently renamed as Badrutt's Palace Hotel is an internationally known destination, famous for its glitz and glamor. It was constructed over four years and opened in 1896 as a successor to the resort hotel which invented the cold weather winter resort — the internationally famous Krup Hause.
It is owned and operated by the same Badrutts family, now in their third generation, who created winter tourism circa 1875— Many winter sports, such as Luge, Skeleton, and Bobsled were invented here[citation needed], as well as winter resorting in general. As the historically largest and most successful hotel[citation needed] in St. Moritz, with decades of experience in catering to the needs of royalty, the nouveau riche, and idle rich, artists, dignitaries, and performers, it has likely played a key role in the development of other alpine sports such as skiing, snow boarding, situated as it is in one of the world's premiere ski regions—most runs of which end within a few hundred meters of its many doors in the small town.
Its founder undoubtedly built the first half-pipe luge/skeleton/bobsled run to support his guest's interests — and as a community service to prevent further injuries from sledding in the narrow streets of the village. This historic track in St Moritz is still one of the best in the world, and one of the few all-natural weather runs of its kin
It is owned and operated by the same Badrutts family, now in their third generation, who created winter tourism circa 1875— Many winter sports, such as Luge, Skeleton, and Bobsled were invented here[citation needed], as well as winter resorting in general. As the historically largest and most successful hotel[citation needed] in St. Moritz, with decades of experience in catering to the needs of royalty, the nouveau riche, and idle rich, artists, dignitaries, and performers, it has likely played a key role in the development of other alpine sports such as skiing, snow boarding, situated as it is in one of the world's premiere ski regions—most runs of which end within a few hundred meters of its many doors in the small town.
Its founder undoubtedly built the first half-pipe luge/skeleton/bobsled run to support his guest's interests — and as a community service to prevent further injuries from sledding in the narrow streets of the village. This historic track in St Moritz is still one of the best in the world, and one of the few all-natural weather runs of its kin
Dariush Grand Hotel
The Dariush Grand Hotel (Persian: هتل بزرگ داریوش) is a 168-room, $125 million, luxury five star hotel located on the eastern part of Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
Cliveden Hotel
In 1984 a hotel company - Blakeney Hotels (later Cliveden Hotel Ltd)- aquired the lease to the house. Led by chairman John Lewis and managing director John Tham (husband of Railway Children actress Jenny Agutter) they restored and refurbished the interior. Rooms are furnished with Edwardian antiques and the house is run in a similar style as it would have been when Nancy Astor was chatelaine. In 1990 they added the indoor swimming pool and spa treatment rooms in the walled garden, complementing the existing outdoor pool (known as the Christine Keeler swimming pool). Also in 1990 a new 100-year lease was granted to run from 1984. In 1994 the conversion of the West wing from domestic offices to provide more bedrooms and two boardrooms (Churchill and Macmillan) was completed. There are 37 bedrooms in total, two dining rooms (the Terrace Dining Room and Waldo's), and four private dining rooms. Bedrooms are named after previous owners and guests (eg. Buckinbham, Westminster). Three rooms are licenced for civil ceremonies and each year many couples are married at Cliveden. The hotel also lease Spring Cottage by the Thames, one of the key places in the Profumo affair, and offer it as self-contained accommodation.
The hotel was listed on the London Stock Exchange for a period of time in the 1990s (as Cliveden Plc). This company was bought in 1998 by Destination Europe, a consortium led by billionaire Microsoft CEO Bill Gates[3]. In the early years of the 21st century the lease was aquired by von Essen hotels.
The hotel's insignia is that of the Sutherland family and consists of a crown with interlaced "S"s and acanthus leaves. It can be found on radiator grills in parts of the house. The hotel's motto is "Nothing ordinary happened here, nor could it
The hotel was listed on the London Stock Exchange for a period of time in the 1990s (as Cliveden Plc). This company was bought in 1998 by Destination Europe, a consortium led by billionaire Microsoft CEO Bill Gates[3]. In the early years of the 21st century the lease was aquired by von Essen hotels.
The hotel's insignia is that of the Sutherland family and consists of a crown with interlaced "S"s and acanthus leaves. It can be found on radiator grills in parts of the house. The hotel's motto is "Nothing ordinary happened here, nor could it
Cliveden
Cliveden the Italianate stately-home at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. Set on cliffs 200ft above the River Thames it has been home to an Earl, two Dukes, a Prince of Wales and the American Astor family. It is now owned by the National Trust and the house is leased as a five-star hotel run by von Essen hotels. During the 1970s it was occupied by Stanford University of California who used it as an overseas campus. It was the meeting place of the so-called "Cliveden Set" in the 1920s and 1930s and the setting for key events in the Profumo Affair in the 1960s.
"Cliveden" (pronounced CLIV-d'n) means "valley among cliffs"[1] and refers to the dean or valley which cuts through the estate to the East and South of the house.The gardens and woodlands are open to the public, together with parts of the house on certain days. There have been three houses on this site: the first, built in 1666, burned down in 1795 and the second house (1824) was also destroyed by fire, in 1849. The present Grade 1 listed house was built in 1851 by the architect Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
"Cliveden" (pronounced CLIV-d'n) means "valley among cliffs"[1] and refers to the dean or valley which cuts through the estate to the East and South of the house.The gardens and woodlands are open to the public, together with parts of the house on certain days. There have been three houses on this site: the first, built in 1666, burned down in 1795 and the second house (1824) was also destroyed by fire, in 1849. The present Grade 1 listed house was built in 1851 by the architect Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
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