Travelers who look for hotels with character may be interested in the newest inductees of Historic Hotels Worldwide, a collection of properties that includes former chateaus, palaces and monasteries.
A total of 75 properties representing independent hotels from four continents and 20 countries have been inducted into the group, with the majority coming from Europe.
With 18 hotels, France scored the biggest number of hotels, followed by the UK (13) and Canada (12).
All of the Canadian inductees are Fairmont-branded hotels that span the entire country, from Vancouver to Montreal.
In order to be considered for inclusion into the group, hotels must meet a long list of criteria that include: be at least 75 years of age; utilize historic accommodations; serve as the former home or be located on the grounds of the former home of famous persons or significant location for an important event in history; or be located in or within walking distance to a historic district, historically significant landmark, place of historic event, or a historic city center.
The property must also be recognized by a local preservation organization or national trust and display historic memorabilia, artwork and photography.
Asia received nods for seven hotels.
Here are the new inductees:
Czech Republic:
- Century Old Town Prague- MGallery by Sofitel (1894), Prague, Czech Republic
Denmark:
- Villa Copenhagen (1894), Copenhagen, Denmark
France:
- Hôtel & Spa Jules César - MGallery by Sofitel (18th Century), Arles, France
- Hôtel Paris Bastille Boutet - MGallery by Sofitel (1892), Paris, France
- Hôtel La Citadelle Metz -MGallery by Sofitel (1894), Metz, France
- Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton (1888), La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
- Hilton Paris Opera (1889), Paris, France
- Grand Hôtel La Cloche Dijon - MGallery by Sofitel (1884), Dijon, France
- Sofitel Paris Baltimore Tour Eiffel (1892), Paris, France
- Hôtel Carlton Lyon - MGallery by Sofitel (1894), Lyon, France
- Sofitel Paris Arc de Triomphe (1894), Paris, France
- Hôtel de la Cité Carcassonne - MGallery by Sofitel (1907), Carcassonne, France
- Le Régina Biarritz Hôtel & Spa - MGallery by Sofitel (1907), Biarritz, France
- Le Grand Hôtel Cabourg - MGallery by Sofitel (1907), Cabourg, France
- Maison Astor Paris, Curio Collection by Hilton (1907), Paris, France
- Cures Marines Trouville Hotel Thalasso & Spa- MGallery by Sofitel (1912), Trouville-sur-Mer, France
- Hôtel Le Louis, Versailles Château - MGallery By Sofitel (1912), Versailles, France
- Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris (1928), Paris, France
- Hôtel Molitor Paris- MGallery by Sofitel (1929), Paris, France
- Hotel Scribe Paris Opéra by Sofitel (1929), Paris, France
Germany:
- Hotel Pullman Aachen Quellenhof (1854), Aachen, Germany
- Sofitel Munich Bayerpost (1896), Munich, Germany
- Reichshof Hamburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1910), Hamburg, Germany
- SO/ Berlin Das Stue (1916), Berlin, Germany
Hungary:
- Hotel Nemzeti Budapest - MGallery by Sofitel (1896), Budapest, Hungary
Italy:
- Villa del Quar (47 AD), Verona, Italy
- La Bagnaia Golf & Spa Resort Siena, Curio Collection by Hilton (11th Century), Siena, Italy
- Palazzo Caracciolo Napoli - MGallery by Sofitel (1584), Naples, Italy
- Hilton Molino Stucky Venice (1884), Venice, Italy
- Grand Hotel Villa Igiea Palermo - MGallery by Sofitel (1890s), Palermo, Italy
- Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese (1890), Rome, Italy
- Aleph Rome Hotel - Curio Collection by Hilton (1930s), Rome, Italy
Netherlands:
- Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam (17th Century), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Norway:
- Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri (17th Century), Bekkjarvik, Norway
- Det Lille Hotel (1750), Risør, Norway
- Amerikalinjen (1919), Oslo, Norway
Poland:
- Raffles Europejski, Warsaw (1857), Warsaw, Poland
- Sofitel Grand Sopot (1927), Sopot, Poland
Spain:
- Gran Hotel Montesol Ibiza, Curio Collection by Hilton (1933), Ibiza, Spain
Switzerland:
- Fairmont Le Montreux Palace (1906), Montreux, Switzerland
Turkey:
- The Galata Hotel Istanbul- MGallery by Sofitel (1720), Istanbul, Turkey
United Kingdom:
- Castle Hotel Windsor - MGallery by Sofitel (1528), London, United Kingdom
- The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton (18th Century), London, United Kingdom
- Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre (1718), Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Francis Hotel Bath - MGallery by Sofitel (1739), Bath, United Kingdom
- Queens Hotel Cheltenham - MGallery by Sofitel (1838), Cheltenham, United Kingdom
- Hilton London Paddington (1854), London, United Kingdom
- Oatlands Park Hotel (1865), Weybridge, United Kingdom
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dundee (1870), Dundee, United Kingdom
- DoubleTree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro (1878), Dunblane, United Kingdom
- Hilton Edinburgh Carlton (1899), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian (1903), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Grand York (1906), York, United Kingdom
- The Waldorf Hilton, London (1908), London, United Kingdom
Historic Hotels inducted 13 hotels in the Americas:
Bermuda:
- Hamilton Princess & Beach Club (1885), Hamilton, Bermuda
Canada:
- Fairmont Banff Springs (1888), Banff, Canada
- Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (1890), Lake Louise, Canada
- Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (1899), La Malbaie, Canada
- Fairmont Empress (1908), Victoria, Canada
- Fairmont Château Laurier (1912), Ottawa, Canada
- Fairmont Palliser (1914), Calgary, Canada
- Fairmont Hotel Macdonald (1915), Edmonton, Canada
- Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (1922), Jasper, Canada
- Fairmont Royal York (1929), Toronto, Canada
- Fairmont Le Château Montebello (1930), Montebello, Canada
- Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (1939), Vancouver, Canada
- Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth (1958), Montreal, Canada
Historic Hotels inducted seven in Asia:
China:
- Fairmont Peace Hotel (1929), Shanghai, China
- Sofitel Legend People's Grand Hotel Xian (1953), Xian, China
South East Asia:
- Raffles Singapore (1887), Singapore
- The Strand Hotel (1901), Yangon, Myanmar
- The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta - MGallery by Sofitel (1918), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Raffles Hotel Le Royal (1929), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor (1932), Siem Reap, Cambodia
