Blog Category: Historic Hotels
Michelle says: “I have a very special place in my heart for historic hotels. History is created with the passage of time- it´s intangible, and unlike luxury, it is something that money can´t buy.
When you walk into a historic or heritage hotel, it feels different, intriguing, set apart from the outside world; you can almost savour the history in the air. You know that fascinating, world-changing events have taken place in this very space, famous people have walked through these corridors, and it always feels like an occasion to stay here. Do you love historic hotels too? Are you, like me, so hooked that you can never have enough of them either? Then read on… “
Park Hotel Vitznau
Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Raffles Hotel, Beijing, China.
Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong, China
The Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland.
The Norfolk Fairmont Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
The Fairmont Hotel, Beijing, China.
Four Seasons Prague, Czech Republic
Hotel La Florida, Barcelona, Spain.
The Hotel Kamp, Helsinki
The Premier Place Hotel, Kiev
The Waldorf Hilton, London
The Sacher Hotel, Vienna, Austria
Napa River Inn
Historic Hotel Photography: the Secret Walled Gardens of Dromoland Castle Hotel.
by Michelle Chaplow I have declared my love for historic hotels on this blog on many occasions, so I was very excited to travel to Southern Ireland on a historic hotel photography assignment. Dromoland Castle is a luxurious heritage hotel that stands proud in the...Hotel Inglaterra, Seville – A hotel a 150 year history – Interview with General Manager Manuel Otero
Interview with General Manager Manuel Otero By Michelle Chaplow Fifty years of hotel history is considered a sufficient pedigree to gain access to prestigious institutions such as The Most Famous Hotels in The World ® and Historic Hotels Worldwide ™ . The Hotel...
Why do OLD historic hotels need NEW photos?
By Michelle Chaplow Why do historic hotels need new photos? We share our top ten reasons. As a hotel photographer, I have travelled on assignments all around the globe with my crew to photograph some of the world’s most beautiful hotels. I have been fortunate...
All about photographing The Fairmont Hotel, with its luxurious lobby, slide car cocktails, secret passages & leaving behind a piece of my heart in San francisco.
By Michelle Chaplow The Fairmont San Francisco is one of those glamorous venues that just lures you in. I arrived after dark, and as soon as the cab stopped at this impressive building, the doorman was uncomplainingly taking care of my endless supply of camera gear...