Hotels in History

HOTELS in History ho-tel noun \hō-tel\ from the French, hotel. Hotels have been witness to major world events throughout the ages. Explore the impact accommodation has had on history, politics, music and popular culture from the dawn of man to Biebermania. 707 In Olympia, accommodation was provided for the large numbers of visitors gathered for the Olympics 76 BC Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Yamanashi, Japan, is the oldest hotel in operation 600 BC 1000 Caravanserai were roadside inns built to shelter travelers, goods and animals along caravan routes In Ancient Rome, travelers could have food and drink, and a bed for the night at deversoria and hospitia 1100 Monasteries provided travelers a place to rest at a time when Europe lacked inns 4 BC 1576 Most of Shakespeare's plays were staged in the courtyards of inns Mary and Joseph arrive in Bethlehem only to be refused accommodation because there 1688 The Olde Bell Inn in Berkshire, England, was the scene of a plot to overthrow King James II "was no room at the inn" 10000 BC 1758 Louis XV commissioned the Hotel de Crillon, to be built in Paris. Travelers were feared as they were believed to have magical powers. Communities protected themselves by treating these travelers as 1788* { Mozart called the Mamaison Pachtuv Palace in Prague home.. guests 1860 The Grosvenor Hotel at Victoria Station in London was the first hotel to install lifts, or "ascending rooms" 1880 The Sagamore Hotel, Lake George, New York, was the first to provide clectricity to all its rooms Stone Age Bronze-Classic Age 1881 Sherlock Holmes moves into the boarding house at 22lb Baker Street Middle Age XVI-XVIII Century 1884* { } XIX Century Chelsea Hotel in New York open. XX Century CHEISED XXI Century 1890 In 70 days Van Gogh's stay at the Auberge Ravoux became one of prolific creation.. 1892 The brownie was invented at The Palmer House, Chicago, when the kitchen created : 2001 portable dessert for the World's Columbian Exposition Ocean's Eleven opens in theatres... 1902 The sole surviving wild tiger in Singapore was shot at the Raffles Hotel's Bar & Billiard Room and made extinct 1895 Oscar Wilde was arrested at The Cadogan in London for"gross indecency" 1918 Picasso and his wife Olga Koklova hosted their wedding dinner at the Hotel Le Meurice 1925 The first motel, Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, California, opens with rooms $2.50/night 2002 In Berlin, Michael Jackson greeted fans from his hotel balcony, while his infant son Prince Michael II dangled over the railing The mob gangster Al Capone is rumored to have stayed at the The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. 1926 2005 1929 The Ritz inspired the song "Puttin' on the Ritz" The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, hosted the first Academy Awards Russell Crowe allegedly flew into a rage and threw a telephone at a concierge of The Mercer Hotel, New York 1931 The Waldorf-Astoria was the first hotel in the world to offer room service 2007 1948 The Union Jack was lowered at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem, marking the end of British rule in Palestine and the birth of the state of Israel Anonymous Origami by Stephen Gill published, detailing the first hotel "meme" of toilet paper origami found in hotels the world over The Omni Parker House in Boston has been 1953 host to major milestones in the life of John F. Kennedy.. 2010 O 1955 Charlie Sheen was removed from his suite at the Plaza Hotel, New York, after he reportedly caused $7,000 in damage The Disneyland Hotel opens its doors to guests visiting the new attraction next door, Disneyland. 2011 1959 The 100% internet based Hi Matic Hotel opened in Paris as the world's first hotel without a staff The Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba, was the setting for the creation of the '26th of July Movement' revolutionary group led by Fidel Castro... A maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel alleged The Greenbrier Hotel, West Virginia, housed a secret emergency bunker for the US Congress in case of a nuclear attack that Dominic Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the IMF, had sexually assaulted her 1960 At his birthday party at the Holiday Inn in Flint, musician Keith Moon of The Who lit a stick of dynamite in the toilet of his room.. 2011 Naked photos emerge of Prince Harry partying in his Encore Wynn, Las Vegas suite. Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho premieres. Since the infamous shower scene guests can never look at a hotel shower the same way 1968 Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot in the kitchen of the Hotel Ambassador in Los Angeles Martin Luther King, was gunned down on the balcony of his hotel roorn at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee 2012 Lady Gaga allegedly left "large amounts of blood" in the bath of the Intercontinental Hotel in London. The blood was supposedly used for a satanic ritual, which her reps denied 1969 Elvis opens at the International Hotel, kicking off his “Vegas ycars" John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold a "Bed-In" Peace Campaign at the Amsterdam Hilton US Secret Service agents staying at the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena, were suspended after allegations of hard partying came to light 1970 Janis Joplin dicd on the floor of the Landmark Hotel in Los Angeles 1972 The Watergate Hotel offices of the DNC, were bugged with President Richard Nixon's knowledge. The scandal forced Nixon to resign 2013 1977 THE HINING TON The Stanley Hotel, Colorado, inspired Stephen King to write The Shining. Jewel thieves were able to get away with a record heist from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.... 1987 The construction of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, started Justin Bieber was asked to leave the Langham Hotel London after calls from Bieber fans to the hotel caused the phone system to crash 1997 Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed, stayed at the Ritz Hotel before their fatal car accident in Paris... hotel.info check book Sources: en.wikipedia.org imdb.com flickr: Belanescu Dan