The first Grand Hotel opened 250 years ago

The first Grand Hotel opened 250 years ago

Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg
Grand Hotel Schloss Bensberg used to be a royal hunting lodge. / © Jannis Hagels

Until the end of the 18th century, travelling in Europe was arduous. This changed in 1774 with the first Grand Hotel in London. The name has remained, but the idea of luxury has changed.

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