Room at the inn. (tribute to various European hotels)

From: National Review | Date: November 16, 1992| Author: Theodoracopulos, Taki | Copyright information

The Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece, Hotel Semiramis in Kifissia, Greece, Sherry Netherland Hotel, New York, NY, and others provide warm memories of elegant visits to various countries since 1945. These hotels have been romantic, adventurous and filled with memorable personalities.

HOTELS HAVE always played a great part in my life. My earliest memory of one is when I was taken by my parents to the Grande Bretagne in 1945, at the time the grandest hotel in Athens. When the German...

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