Nights in the Past
The Guide to Historic Hotels in the UK, Europe and USA
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  • England
    • London >
      • Hazlitts
      • The Fox Club
      • Rose and Crown Wimbledon
      • The Cadogan
      • Browns
      • Langham
      • Goring Hotel
      • Old Manor House
      • Red Lion Hillingdon
      • Cannizaro House
      • Grims Dyke Hotel
    • Bedfordshire >
      • Queens Head Milton Ernest
      • Luton Hoo Hotel
      • The Falcon
    • Berkshire >
      • Bull Inn Sonning
      • The Bear Hungerford
      • Littlecote
      • Elcot Park Hotel
    • Buckinghamshire >
      • The Kings Arms
      • The Greyhound Inn
      • Cliveden
      • The Swan Revived
      • Hartwell House Hotel
      • The Compleat Angler
      • Cock Hotel Stony Stratford
      • Shakespeare House
      • Kings Hotel
    • Cambridgeshire >
      • The Haycock Hotel
      • The Bell Inn
      • The Old Hall Ely
      • The Old Ferryboat
    • Cheshire >
      • The Chester Grosvenor
      • The Queen Hotel
      • Crewe Hall Hotel
      • The Crown of Nantwich
      • Heathercliffe Hotel
    • Cornwall and Isles of Scilly >
      • The Headland Hotel
      • Dolphin Tavern Penzance
      • Housel Bay Hotel
      • The Wellington Hotel
      • The Greenbank Hotel
      • The Falmouth Hotel
      • Camelot Castle Hotel
      • Tregarthens
      • Star Castle Hotel
      • Trerose Manor
    • Cumbria and Lake District >
      • The Royal Oak Borrowdale
      • The Ambleside Salutation
      • The Swan Hotel Grasmere
      • Lancrigg
      • Lindeth Howe Hotel
      • White Moss House
      • Foxghyll
      • George of Penrith
      • Ann Tyson's House
    • Derbyshire >
      • The George at Hathersage
      • The Old Hall Buxton
      • The Rutland Arms
      • The Izaak Walton Hotel
      • The Old Lockup Wirksworth
    • Devon >
      • Two Bridges Dartmoor
      • The Three Crowns
      • Lewtrenchard Manor Hotel
      • The Oxenham Arms
      • Royal Castle Dartmouth
      • Churston Court
      • The Hoops Inn
      • Boringdon Hall Hotel
      • The Castle Inn
      • Royal Seven Stars
      • Rising Sun Lynmouth
      • Shelley's Hotel
      • Langdon Court
      • Royal Clarence Hotel
    • Dorset >
      • The Acorn Inn
      • Crown at Marnhull
      • Brace of Pheasants
      • Royal Lion
      • Langtry Manor
      • Kings Arms Dorchester
      • Grosvenor Arms
      • Bull of Bridport
      • Mariners
      • The Abbots House
    • Durham >
      • The George Piercebridge
      • Walworth Castle
      • Seaham Hall
      • The Ravensworth Arms
    • Essex >
      • Marygreen Manor Hotel
      • The Red Lion
      • The Rose and Crown
    • Gloucestershire >
      • Thornbury Castle
      • Charingworth Manor
      • Kings Arms Stow
      • The Fleece of Cirencester
      • The Manor House Hotel
      • Bodkin House
      • The New Inn
      • The Royalist Hotel
      • Court House Manor
      • White Hart Royal
      • Wesley House
    • Hampshire >
      • The Dolphin Hotel
      • Oakley Hall
      • The Swan of Alton
      • Rhinefield House
      • Lainston House
      • The Elvetham Hotel
      • Passford House Hotel
      • Crown at Lyndhurst
    • Herefordshire >
      • The Royal Hotel
      • The Talbot at Ledbury
    • Hertfordshire >
      • The Grove
      • Sopwell House Hotel
      • Cromwell Hotel
    • Kent >
      • Falstaff Hotel
      • The House of Agnes
      • Sun Hotel Canterbury
      • Eastwell Manor
      • The Leather Bottle
      • The George at Cranbrook
      • The Abbott's Fireside
      • Dog and Bear Lenham
      • Queens Inn Hawkhurst
      • Bleak House
    • Lancashire >
      • Midland Hotel Manchester
      • Childwall Abbey
      • The Swan and Royal
      • Roscoe House
    • Leicestershire >
      • The Three Swans
      • Rothley Court Hotel
    • Lincolnshire >
      • The Angel and Royal
      • The George of Stamford
      • The White Hart
    • Norfolk >
      • The Maids Head
      • Lynford Hall Hotel
      • The Hoste Arms
    • Northamptonshire >
      • Fawsley Hall Hotel
      • Rushton Hall Hotel
      • Talbot Hotel Oundle
      • The Hind of Wellingborough
      • Saracens Head Towcester
    • Northumberland >
      • Langley Castle Hotel
      • Chillingham Castle
    • Nottinghamshire >
      • Saracens Head of Southwell
      • Colwick Hall Hotel
      • Ye Olde Bell
    • Oxfordshire >
      • Old Parsonage Oxford
      • MacDonald Randolph Hotel
      • Crown & Thistle
      • The Bear Hotel of Woodstock
      • The Old Bull Burford
      • The George at Wallingford
      • Red Lion at Henley
      • Bath Place Oxford
    • Shropshire >
      • Prince Rupert Classic Hotel
      • The Lion Hotel
      • Feathers Hotel Ludlow
      • Catherine of Aragon Suite
    • Somerset >
      • Bath Spa Hotel
      • Queen Charlotte's Orangery
      • Apsley House Bath
      • The George at Norton St Philip
      • Crown Hotel Wells
      • Swan Hotel Wells
      • The Castle of Comfort
      • Castle Hotel at Taunton
      • The Ship Inn
      • The Old House
      • Luttrell Arms
    • Staffordshire >
      • Old Hall Country House
      • The Swan of Stafford
      • New Hall Hotel
    • Suffolk >
      • Seckford Hall Hotel
      • Hintlesham Hall Hotel
      • The Angel Hotel
    • Surrey >
      • Crown Inn Chiddingfold
      • Great Fosters
      • Burford Bridge Hotel
      • The Angel Posting House and Livery
      • Oatlands Park
      • The Talbot at Ripley
    • East Sussex >
      • The Grand Hotel
      • George of Robertsbridge
      • The Mermaid
      • The George Inn Rye
      • Ocklynge Manor
      • Old Ship Hotel
      • Buxted Park Hotel
      • Strand House Winchelsea
    • West Sussex >
      • Amberley Castle Hotel
      • The Spread Eagle
      • The Angel at Midhurst
      • Gravetye Manor Hotel
      • White Horse Storrington
      • The Swan of Fittleworth
      • The George at Crawley
    • Warwickshire >
      • The White Swan of Stratford
      • Alveston Manor Hotel
      • Coombe Abbey Hotel
      • Chapel House Atherstone
      • White Swan at Henley
    • Wiltshire >
      • Rollestone Manor
      • Castle Inn at Castle Combe
      • Manor House Hotel Castle Combe
      • The Old Bell
      • Red Lion of Salisbury
      • King John's Hunting Lodge
    • Worcestershire >
      • Abbots Grange at Broadway
      • The Lygon Arms
      • Dumbleton Hall Hotel
      • Hadley Bowling Green Inn
      • The White Lion
    • Yorkshire >
      • The Guy Fawkes Inn
      • Middlethorpe Hall Hotel
      • Churchill Hotel York
      • The Talbot at Malton
      • Swinton Park Hotel
      • Hazlewood Castle
      • The Crown of Harrogate
      • The Old Swan Hotel
      • Nidd Hall
      • Whitley Hall Hotel
      • Black Swan at Helmsley
      • The Old Deanery
      • Bay Royal Hotel Whitby
      • Kings Head Richmond
  • Scotland
    • Highlands and North Scotland >
      • Culloden House Hotel
      • Inverlochy Castle Hotel
      • Kilmarnock Arms
      • Taychreggan Hotel
      • The Cuilfail Hotel
      • The Kenmore Hotel
      • Atholl Arms Hotel
    • Edinburgh and Mid Scotland >
      • Prestonfield
      • Channings Hotel
      • Dalhousie Castle
      • Stevenson House
      • The Castle Snug
      • Houstoun House Hotel
      • Golden Lion Hotel Stirling
      • Borthwick Castle
    • Southern Scotland >
      • Traquair
      • Spread Eagle Jedburgh
      • Friars Carse
      • Kings Arms Lockerbie
      • The Ship Inn
  • Wales
    • North Wales >
      • Soughton Hall
      • Castle Hotel Conwy
      • Ruthin Castle Hotel
      • Plas Dolmelynllyn Hall
      • Pale Hall
      • St Tudno Hotel
      • Ye Olde Bulls Head
      • Gwydir Castle
    • Mid Wales >
      • Ynyshir Hall
      • Llangoed Hall
      • Lake Country House Hotel
    • South Wales >
      • The Great House
      • The Angel of Cardiff
      • The Royal Hotel Cardiff
      • Castle Hotel Neath
  • France
    • Paris >
      • La Relais du Louvre
      • L'Hotel
      • Hotel Balzac
      • Hotel Scribe
      • Le Meurice
      • Hotel Opera Richepanse
      • Hotel d'Angleterre Paris
      • Victoria Palace Hotel
      • St James and Albany
      • The Ritz Paris
      • Hotel d'Aubusson
      • The Aviatic Hotel
      • Hotel Edouard VII
      • Hotellerie du Bas Breau
    • Alsace and Lorraine >
      • Hotel de l'Europe of Strasbourg
      • Cour du Corbeau
      • Hotel du Dragon
      • Hotel des Deux Clefs
      • Le Marechal of Colmar
      • Chateau Alteville
    • Aquitaine >
      • Chateau Lamothe du Prince Noir
      • Grand Hotel de Bordeaux
      • Du Palais Biarritz
      • Chateau d'Urtubie
      • Chateau Mas de Montet
    • Auvergne >
      • Chateau de Vollore
      • Chateau Royal de Saint Saturnin
    • Brittany >
      • La Maison Pavie
      • Chateau de la Ballue
      • Les Ajoncs d'Or
      • Symphonie des Sens
      • Domaine de Kerbastic
    • Burgundy and Franche Comte >
      • Hotel le Cep
      • Abbaye de la Bussiere
      • Chateau Villersexel
      • Hostellerie de la Poste
    • Centre >
      • Chateau des Arpentis
      • Chateau de Rochecotte
      • Chateau de Pray
      • Chateau de Chissay
      • Chateau de Noizay
      • Chateau de la Bourdaisiere
      • Chateau du Portail
    • Champagne Ardennes >
      • Chateau d'Etoges
      • La Maison de Rhodes
      • Hotellerie le Chateau Fort
    • Languedoc Roussillon >
      • Hotel de la Cite
      • Chateau des Ducs de Joyeuse
      • Chateau de Saint Michel de Lanes
      • Chateau Ayres
      • Chateau d'Arpaillargues
      • Domaine du Grand Malherbes
    • Midi Pyrenees >
      • Chateau de la Treyne
      • Le Grand Ecuyer
      • La Terrasse
      • Chateau de Goudourville
    • Normandy >
      • Grand Hotel Cabourg
      • Hostellerie du Chateau
      • Chateau les Bruyeres
      • Chateau de Sassetot
      • La Ferme St Simeon
      • La Maison de Lucie
      • Hotel le Cheval Blanc
    • Pays de la Loire >
      • Chateau de Saint Paterne
      • Chateau de la Barre
      • Manoir de Ponsay
      • La Maison Dovalle
      • Chateau de Boissimon
      • Chateau de l'Epinay
    • Picardy and Calais >
      • La Chartreuse du Val Saint Esprit
      • Chateau de Cocove Hotel
      • Hotel Clery Hesdin
      • Chateau de Fere
      • Chateau de Courcelles
    • Poitou Charentes and Limousin >
      • Chateau de Crazannes
      • Chateau de Mirambeau
      • Chateau de Nieuil
      • Pigeonnier du Perron
      • Chateau de Castel Novel
    • Provence >
      • Hotel Gounod
      • Hotel de Europe Avignon
      • Hotel Negresco
      • Beauvau Vieux Port Marseilles
      • Hostellerie Jerome
      • Chateau de Mazan
      • Chateau de la Pioline
      • Hotel des Augustins
    • Rhone Alpes >
      • Chateau de Bagnols
      • Abbaye de Talloires
      • La Clair de la Plume
  • Italy
    • Rome >
      • Albergo del Sole al Pantheon
      • Hotel de Russie
      • Grand Hotel de la Minerve
      • Bernini Bristol
      • Hotel d'Inghilterra
      • St Regis Grand Hotel
      • Hotel Eden
      • Antico Palazzo Rospigliosi
      • Castello della Castelluccia
    • Venice >
      • Hotel Danieli
      • Europa and Regina (now St. Regis)
      • Gritti Palace
      • Londra Palace
      • Palazzo Giovanelli
      • Locanda Vivaldi
      • Luna Baglioni
      • Al Ponte Antico
      • Villa Condulmer
      • Il Sogno di Giulietta Verona
      • Due Torri Verona
    • Florence >
      • Helvetia and Bristol Hotel
      • St Regis Florence
      • Hotel Porta Rossa
      • Astoria Florence
      • Hotel Degli Orafi
      • The Albergotto Hotel
      • Villa Aurora Fiesole
    • Tuscany >
      • Castello di Gargonza
      • Royal Victoria Hotel
      • Grand Hotel Continental Siena
      • Castello delle Serre
      • Castello di Gabbiano
      • Aia Mattonata Relais
      • Relais la Suvera
    • Umbria >
      • Castello di Petroia
      • Bosone Palace Hotel
      • Eremo delle Grazie
      • Brufani Palace
      • Castello di Monterone
      • Torre dei Calzolari
    • Southern Italy >
      • Hotel Luna Convento
      • Palazzo Murat
      • Grand Hotel Parkers
      • Grand Hotel Vesuvio
      • Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria
      • Imperial Hotel Tramontano
      • Grand Hotel Cocumella
      • Hotel Palumbo Ravello
    • Piemonte and Liguria >
      • Hotel Splendido Portofino
      • Imperiale Palace Hotel
      • La Sosta di Ottone III
      • Grand Hotel Majestic
      • Castello di Sinio
      • Palazzo Lovera
      • Castello San Giuseppe
      • Hotel Cannobio
    • Lombardy and Trentino >
      • Grand Hotel et de Milan
      • Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
      • Castello di Casiglio Erba
      • Grand Hotel Villa dEste
      • Grand Hotel Gardone
      • Hotel Post Bruneck
      • Parkhotel Laurin
      • Goldener Adler Bressanone
      • Castello di Carimate
    • Emilia Romagna >
      • Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati
      • Grand Hotel Majestic Gia Baglioni
      • Hotel Annunziata Ferrara
      • Hotel Posta
      • Ala d'Oro
    • Sicily >
      • Grand Hotel Timeo
      • San Domenico Palace
      • Eremo Della Giubiliana
      • Grand Villa Politi
  • Spain
    • Northern Spain >
      • San Francisco Hotel Monumento
      • Hostal dos Reis Catolicos
      • Hotel Maria Cristina
      • Hotel de Londres y Inglaterra
      • Parador de Hondarribia
      • Gran Hotel La Perla
      • Palacio de Luces
      • Palacio de Prelo
      • Hotel Casa del Marques
    • Southern Spain >
      • Las Casas de la Juderia
      • Hotel Alfonso XIII
      • Hotel Inglaterra Seville
      • Parador de Granada
      • Palacio de Mariana Pineda
      • Parador de Jaen
    • Madrid and Castile y Leon >
      • Ritz Hotel Madrid
      • Parador de la Granja
      • San Antonio El Real Segovia
      • Parador de Lerma
      • Castillo del Buen Amor
    • Central Spain >
      • Parador de Alarcon
      • Parador de Siguenza
      • Hotel Boutique Condes Fucares
      • Palacio Eugenia de Montijo
      • Casa de Orellana Trujillo
      • Parador Jarandilla de la Vera
    • Barcelona and Eastern Spain >
      • Palace Hotel Barcelona
      • Parador de Alcaniz
      • La Posada del Mar Valencia
      • Palau lo Mirador Hotel
      • Castell d'Emporda Hotel
      • Can Cuadros
  • USA
    • New England
    • NY and Mid Atlantic States
    • The Southern States
    • The Mid West
    • West and South West USA
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    • DIY Battlefield Tours
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  • Austria
    • Konig Von Ungarn
    • Sacher Wien Hotel
    • Imperial Hotel Vienna
    • Sacher Salzburg
    • Hotel Bristol Salzburg
    • Hotel Elefant Salzburg
    • Weisses Kreuz Innsbruck
    • Goldener Adler Innsbruck
    • Schloss Velden
  • Belgium
    • Nuit Blanche of Bruges
    • Hotel Navarra Bruges
    • Kempinski Dukes Palace
    • Huis t Schaep
    • Astoria Hotel Brussels
  • Denmark
    • Hotel d'Angleterre of Copenhagen
    • Hotel Randers
    • Hotel Prindsen
    • Dronninglund Castle Hotel
    • Hotel Dagmar
  • Germany
    • Cecilienhof
    • Schlosshotel Kronberg
    • Hotel Torbrau Munich
    • Hotel Gotisches Haus
    • Hotel Eisenhut
    • Reichs Kuchenmeister Hotel
    • Hotel Drei Mohren
    • Goldener Anker
    • Castle Veldenstein
    • Kaiser Hotel Sonne
    • Hotel Elephant Weimar
    • Schwarzwalder Hof
    • Zum Roten Baren
    • Gasthaus Goldener Hecht
    • Die Hirschgasse Heidelberg
    • Brenners Park
  • Ireland
    • The Merrion Hotel
    • The Shelbourne Hotel
    • Imperial Hotel Cork
    • Ashford Castle Hotel
    • Renvyle House Hotel
  • Netherlands
    • The Grand Amsterdam
    • Intercontinental Amstel Hotel
    • Hotel Groot Wansborn
    • Hotel Des Indes
  • Portugal
    • Reids Palace Hotel
    • Lawrences of Sintra
    • Pousada de Estremoz
    • Pousada Castelo de Palmela
    • Palacio Estoril
    • Bussaco Palace
    • Quinta Das Lagrimas
    • Quinta do Scoto
  • Switzerland
    • Gasthof Hirschen Eglisau
    • Baur au Lac Zurich
    • Hotel Zum Storchen
    • Beau Rivage Geneva
    • Grand Hotel National Lucerne
    • Fairmont le Montreux Palace
    • Die Krone Solothurn
    • Hotel Stern Chur
    • Les Trois Rois Basel
    • Hotel Krafft
    • Hotel Interlaken
  • Famous Person Search

Follow in the footsteps of...

From kings and queens to poets and philosophers, stay in the same places as famous (and infamous) figures from history. Our A to Z of names is the place to start if your interest is more person specific than simply geographical.

So sit back and discover hotels and inns visited by the likes of Austen and Antoinette, Hardy and Hemingway, Pepys and Proust.

Historic Figures A-Z

Hotels and Inns with Connections to Famous Figures from History


Royal Oak Inn, Lake District
NEWEST ADDITION... The Royal Oak, Borrowdale.

We're always on the lookout for historic places to stay, and we honestly think this little gem in the heart of England's Lake District will particularly appeal to those hoping to follow in the footsteps of one notable literary giant.

Indeed, surrounded as it is by truly stunning mountain scenery, The Royal Oak offers plenty of step-back-in-time appeal for more reasons than one.

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Historic Hotels in London
Historic Hotels in London

Arguably the greatest metropolis on Earth, London is also home to some rather exceptional places to rest your head; both intimate and grand in stature.

Historic Hotels in Paris
Historic Hotels in Paris

To visit the City of Light and check in to somewhere that only celebrates modernity is missing the point of going in the first place. Well, we think so, anyway.


Historic Hotels in Rome
Historic Hotels in Rome

Its architectural antiquities are world famous, but The Eternal City can also boast some of Europe's most historic places to stay, too.
You'll see what we mean.

Historic Hotels in Venice
Historic Hotels in Venice

A city so full of historic places to stay, there's almost an embarrassment of riches on offer in Venice. But amongst the "merely" old, there are plenty with extra special historic significance.


Historic Hotels in Edinburgh
Historic Hotels in Edinburgh

If castle hotels are your passion then you'll find a fair number both around Edinburgh and in Scotland as a whole. But there's more than just medieval fortresses to be found north of Hadrian's Wall.


Historic Hotels in Yorkshire
Historic Hotels in Yorkshire

The landscape of North Yorkshire attracts countless visitors every year, many seeking its wonderful step-back-in-time appeal. So, it would be a shame to visit only to stay somewhere bland, wouldn't it?

Other Splendid Things for the Discerning History Traveller...

Whether you're seeking somewhere romantic to stay in the Caribbean; fancy finding somewhere with period charm to sleep during a DIY battlefield tour; or just feel like having a drink in some of London's most heritage rich old pubs, our little Special Features section is designed for those who like to look for hotels and inns that are out of the ordinary.
Beautiful Villages in England
Beautiful Villages of England

It's time to celebrate the small and indulge in some of the picturesque places that England possesses. Head out from the big cities and sprawling towns, and discover the historic villages that make it special.

Haunted Hotels in the UK
Haunted Hotels in the UK

It matters not whether you believe or not, at least this little section has given us another opportunity to highlight some splendid British period accommodation where you can sojourn. Bump. In the night.

The Oldest Hotels
The Oldest Places to Stay in Europe

By no means a definitive list, but in the process of creating Nights in the Past we've come across some exceptionally old hotels and inns. As such, we thought we'd make a note of them as we went along. Here it is.

Pictures on this page: Henry VIII is taken from a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger which is to be found in the excellent Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.  The "most popular destinations" photographs are by Frederick Prochasson (Paris); S Borisov (Rome); KFJ Miller (Edinburgh); Nicola Avery (Yorkshire); Enzo Cositore (Venice); and Vichie81 (London). Meanwhile, the photograph for the beautiful villages section is of Helford in Cornwall and was taken by Nights in the Past itself. The "haunted" section is illustrated by Weston Manor in Oxfordshire, and the "oldest" section by the exceptional George of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
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