Accommodation by Historic Figure - W to Z
From Richard Wagner to Emile Zola
Listings are by surname except in the case of kings, queens and other monarchs. Hotels and other accommodation marked with an asterisk (*) denotes a particularly strong connection with the specific individual. Accommodation is within the United Kingdom unless stated otherwise.
Oscar Wilde (by Napoleon Sarony)
Wagner, Richard. 1813 - 1883. Renowned composer of classical music, especially noted for his operas. Hotel Drei Mohren (Germany) | Hotel Danieli of Venice (Italy) | Hotel Palumbo (Italy) | Hotel Luna Convento (Italy) | Grand Excelsior Vittoria (Italy) | San Domenico Palace (Italy) | Beau Rivage Geneva (Switzerland) | *Baur au Lac (Switzerland) | Zum Storchen (Switzerland)
Warbeck, Perkin. 1474? – 1499. Pretender to the English throne during the reign of Henry VII, and who initiated the Second Cornish Uprising. Castle of Taunton
Waldo Emerson, Ralph. 1803 – 1882. American poet who was instrumental in the creation of the Transcendentalist movement. Omni-Parker House (USA)
Wallace, Edgar. 1875 – 1932. English playwright and author who is most remembered for his original script for the Hollywood movie King Kong. The Compleat Angler
Walpole, Horace. 1717 – 1797. English historian and Whig politician who is popularly associated with his neo-gothic Strawberry Hill home in Twickenham, London. The Grove
Walton, Izaak. 1593 – 1683. English writer who is best remembered for his book on fishing, The Compleat Angler. The Izaak Walton Hotel
Washington, George. 1732 – 1799. The 1st President of the United States of America who took office in April 1789. John Rutledge House Inn (USA) | Beekman Arms (USA) | Wayside Inn (USA)
Warbeck, Perkin. 1474? – 1499. Pretender to the English throne during the reign of Henry VII, and who initiated the Second Cornish Uprising. Castle of Taunton
Waldo Emerson, Ralph. 1803 – 1882. American poet who was instrumental in the creation of the Transcendentalist movement. Omni-Parker House (USA)
Wallace, Edgar. 1875 – 1932. English playwright and author who is most remembered for his original script for the Hollywood movie King Kong. The Compleat Angler
Walpole, Horace. 1717 – 1797. English historian and Whig politician who is popularly associated with his neo-gothic Strawberry Hill home in Twickenham, London. The Grove
Walton, Izaak. 1593 – 1683. English writer who is best remembered for his book on fishing, The Compleat Angler. The Izaak Walton Hotel
Washington, George. 1732 – 1799. The 1st President of the United States of America who took office in April 1789. John Rutledge House Inn (USA) | Beekman Arms (USA) | Wayside Inn (USA)
Virginia Woolf (by G C Beresford)
Wedgwood, Josiah. 1730 – 1795. English industrialist and anti-slavery campaigner who is famous for the production of domestic pottery. The Old House
Welles, Orson. 1915 – 1985. Legendary American actor and film director whose work includes Citizen Kane of 1941. The Dolphin of Southampton
Wellington, Duke of. 1769 – 1852. Anglo-Irish military commander, born Arthur Wellesley, who is best known to history for his role in the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Abbott’s Fireside | Apsley House | George Inn Rye | Red Lion at Henley | Chateau d’Urtubie (France) | Grand Hotel Cocumella (Italy) | Quinta Das Lagrimas (Portugal) | Bussaco Palace (Portugal) | *The Merrion Hotel (Republic of Ireland)
Wells, H G. 1866 – 1946. English writer who specialized in science fiction and whose most notable works include The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. Spread Eagle of Midhurst
Wesley, John. 1793 – 1791. English clergyman who founded Methodism and preached extensively throughout Britain, especially Cornwall. Wesley House
Whistler, James McNeil. 1834 - 1903. American artist whose most famous work is his Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, more commonly referred to as "Whistler's Mother". Royal Lion
Whitcombe Riley, James. 1849 – 1916. American writer who was especially noted for his poetry for children. Buxton Inn (USA)
Wilde, Oscar. 1854 – 1900. Celebrated Irish writer whose most notable works include The Importance of Being Earnest and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. *The Cadogan Hotel | The Langham London | The Old Parsonage | Abbots Grange | Cannizaro House | *L’Hotel (France) | Hotel Vesuvio (Italy) | Grand Hotel Parker’s (Italy) | San Domenico Palace (Italy) | Grand Hotel Timeo (Italy) | Ashford Castle (Republic of Ireland)
Wilhelm II. 1859 - 1941. The last German Kaiser who was exiled to the Netherlands following the end of World War One. Lake Country House | Cecilienhof (Germany) | Schlosshotel Kronberg (Germany) | Grand Hotel Timeo (Italy) | Baur au Lac (Switzerland) | Les Trois Rois Basel (Switzerland)
Welles, Orson. 1915 – 1985. Legendary American actor and film director whose work includes Citizen Kane of 1941. The Dolphin of Southampton
Wellington, Duke of. 1769 – 1852. Anglo-Irish military commander, born Arthur Wellesley, who is best known to history for his role in the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Abbott’s Fireside | Apsley House | George Inn Rye | Red Lion at Henley | Chateau d’Urtubie (France) | Grand Hotel Cocumella (Italy) | Quinta Das Lagrimas (Portugal) | Bussaco Palace (Portugal) | *The Merrion Hotel (Republic of Ireland)
Wells, H G. 1866 – 1946. English writer who specialized in science fiction and whose most notable works include The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. Spread Eagle of Midhurst
Wesley, John. 1793 – 1791. English clergyman who founded Methodism and preached extensively throughout Britain, especially Cornwall. Wesley House
Whistler, James McNeil. 1834 - 1903. American artist whose most famous work is his Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, more commonly referred to as "Whistler's Mother". Royal Lion
Whitcombe Riley, James. 1849 – 1916. American writer who was especially noted for his poetry for children. Buxton Inn (USA)
Wilde, Oscar. 1854 – 1900. Celebrated Irish writer whose most notable works include The Importance of Being Earnest and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. *The Cadogan Hotel | The Langham London | The Old Parsonage | Abbots Grange | Cannizaro House | *L’Hotel (France) | Hotel Vesuvio (Italy) | Grand Hotel Parker’s (Italy) | San Domenico Palace (Italy) | Grand Hotel Timeo (Italy) | Ashford Castle (Republic of Ireland)
Wilhelm II. 1859 - 1941. The last German Kaiser who was exiled to the Netherlands following the end of World War One. Lake Country House | Cecilienhof (Germany) | Schlosshotel Kronberg (Germany) | Grand Hotel Timeo (Italy) | Baur au Lac (Switzerland) | Les Trois Rois Basel (Switzerland)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands. 1880 – 1962. Long-reigning Dutch monarch who abdicated in 1948. Imperial Tramontano (Italy)
William III. 1650 - 1702. Dutch-born English king, also known as William of Orange, who deposed James II. *The Bear of Hungerford | Littlecote House | Red Lion at Henley | The Grand Amsterdam (Netherlands)
William IV. 1765 – 1837. Hanoverian king who was succeeded by Queen Victoria. The Dolphin of Southampton
Williams, Tennessee. 1911 – 1983. Twentieth century American writer whose most noted works are Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire. Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Monteleone Hotel (USA)
Wilson, Woodrow. 1856 – 1924. Democratic American President who initially opposed US involvement in World War I but later declared war on Germany in 1917. The Hermitage Hotel (USA) | Brown Palace Denver (USA) | Grove Park Inn (USA)
Woolf, Virginia. 1882 – 1941. English feminist and writer whose work includes To the Lighthouse. Grand Hotel Parker’s (Italy)
Wordsworth, Dorothy. 1771 – 1855. English diarist and sister of the romantic poet William Wordsworth. Lancrigg | Castle of Comfort | Black Swan Helmsley
Wordsworth, William. 1770 – 1850. Famous English romantic poet arguably most noted for his work I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Lancrigg | Swan of Grasmere | White Moss House | Ann Tyson’s House | Rhinefield House | Burford Bridge Hotel | Buxted Park | The Old House | Castle Hotel Conwy | Black Swan Helmsley
Yeats, William Butler. 1865 – 1939. Irish writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Renvyle House (Republic of Ireland)
Zola, Emile. 1840 – 1902. Notable French author who is considered a leading figure in literary naturalism (as opposed to Romanticism). Oatlands Park | St Regis Grand (Italy)
Please note that the information provided for each famous figure is for guidance purposes only and is in no way intended to constitute a biography. We cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies - for further information see our terms and legal section.
William III. 1650 - 1702. Dutch-born English king, also known as William of Orange, who deposed James II. *The Bear of Hungerford | Littlecote House | Red Lion at Henley | The Grand Amsterdam (Netherlands)
William IV. 1765 – 1837. Hanoverian king who was succeeded by Queen Victoria. The Dolphin of Southampton
Williams, Tennessee. 1911 – 1983. Twentieth century American writer whose most noted works are Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire. Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Monteleone Hotel (USA)
Wilson, Woodrow. 1856 – 1924. Democratic American President who initially opposed US involvement in World War I but later declared war on Germany in 1917. The Hermitage Hotel (USA) | Brown Palace Denver (USA) | Grove Park Inn (USA)
Woolf, Virginia. 1882 – 1941. English feminist and writer whose work includes To the Lighthouse. Grand Hotel Parker’s (Italy)
Wordsworth, Dorothy. 1771 – 1855. English diarist and sister of the romantic poet William Wordsworth. Lancrigg | Castle of Comfort | Black Swan Helmsley
Wordsworth, William. 1770 – 1850. Famous English romantic poet arguably most noted for his work I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Lancrigg | Swan of Grasmere | White Moss House | Ann Tyson’s House | Rhinefield House | Burford Bridge Hotel | Buxted Park | The Old House | Castle Hotel Conwy | Black Swan Helmsley
Yeats, William Butler. 1865 – 1939. Irish writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Renvyle House (Republic of Ireland)
Zola, Emile. 1840 – 1902. Notable French author who is considered a leading figure in literary naturalism (as opposed to Romanticism). Oatlands Park | St Regis Grand (Italy)
Please note that the information provided for each famous figure is for guidance purposes only and is in no way intended to constitute a biography. We cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies - for further information see our terms and legal section.