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the grande dame of the city's hostelries, it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty
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Inspired by the great hostelries of Europe, notably The Ritz in Paris, The Chateau’s stately façade angles behind formal gardens that usher guests into an unparalleled luxe experience.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
At the same time here in rural Japan—feudal, hermetic, entirely unique—an era of peace and prosperity was underway in a society as intricate as a mechanical clock, and this remote mountain hostelry was welcoming a daily parade of traveling samurai, scholars, poets and sightseers.
—Hiroshi Okamoto, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2020
The Oriental Hotel, then the premier hostelry in the city, was not large enough to satisfy their grandiose civic ambitions.
—Dallas News, 24 May 2022
The 231-room hostelry, which greets its visitors with a proto-modern red brick facade, incorporates everything from Norwegian folklore motifs at the entrance — carved into the stone bas-reliefs — to Scandinavian Art Deco touches within.
—Kurt Soller J.s. Marcus Monica Mendal Gisela Williams Adam H. Graham Chris Schalkx Michaela Trimble, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
At the same time here in rural Japan—feudal, hermetic, entirely unique—an era of peace and prosperity was underway in a society as intricate as a mechanical clock, and this remote mountain hostelry was welcoming a daily parade of traveling samurai, scholars, poets and sightseers.
—Hiroshi Okamoto, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2020
The Oriental Hotel, then the premier hostelry in the city, was not large enough to satisfy their grandiose civic ambitions.
—Dallas News, 24 May 2022
The 231-room hostelry, which greets its visitors with a proto-modern red brick facade, incorporates everything from Norwegian folklore motifs at the entrance — carved into the stone bas-reliefs — to Scandinavian Art Deco touches within.
—Kurt Soller J.s. Marcus Monica Mendal Gisela Williams Adam H. Graham Chris Schalkx Michaela Trimble, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
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“Hostelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostelry. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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