Accommodation by Historic Figure - H to I
From Haile Selassie to Washington Irving
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.

Haile Selassie. 1892 – 1975. Ethiopian Emperor who spent 1936 to 1941 in exile in the United Kingdom. Hotel Des Indes (Netherlands) | Ritz Madrid (Spain)
Hamilton, Alexander. 1755? - 1804. Officer during the American War of Independence and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Beekman Arms (USA)
Hamilton, Lady Emma. 1765 – 1815. Wife of Sir William Hamilton who later became the mistress of Lord Nelson. Old Bull at Burford | Burford Bridge Hotel
Hannibal. 247 – 183? BC. Legendary Carthaginian military commander who invaded northern Italy having crossed the Alps with an army that included elephants. Parador de Jaen (Spain)
Hardy, Thomas. 1840 - 1928. Iconic English author and poet whose most famous works include Far from the Madding Crowd and The Mayor of Casterbridge. Wellington Hotel Boscastle | The Acorn Inn | Crown at Marnhull | King’s Arms Dorchester | Bull of Bridport | The Royal Clarence
Harding, Warren. 1865 – 1923. Republican politician and the 29th President of the United States who died while in office. Golden Lamb (USA) | Brown Palace Denver (USA) | The Partridge Inn (USA)
Harris, Joel Chandler. 1848 – 1908. American journalist who is best-known as the creator of the Uncle Remus stories. Marshall House (USA)
Harrison, Benjamin. 1833 – 1901. Republican US president between 1889 and 1893 who had previously served as a Union soldier in the American Civil War. The Equinox (USA) | The Holbrooke Hotel (USA) | Golden Lamb (USA) | Mission Inn (USA)
Harrison, William Henry. 1773 - 1841. 9th President of the United States, and the first to die while in office. Golden Lamb (USA) | Vichy Springs Resort (USA)
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. 1804 - 1864. Famous American novelist and writer of short stories. The Talbot at Malton | Bear of Woodstock
Haydn, Joseph. 1732 – 1809. Celebrated Austrian composer and contemporary of Mozart. Konig Von Ungarn (Austria)
Hayes, Rutherford B. 1822 – 1893. The 19th President of the United States who was in office between 1877 and 1881. Golden Lamb (USA)
Hazlitt, William. 1778 – 1830. English writer and literary critic who was a close friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge. *Hazlitt’s 1718
Hearst, William Randolph. American newspaper publisher and multi-millionaire. 1863 – 1941. Hotel Eisenhut (Germany) | Mission Inn (USA)
Hemingway, Ernest. 1899 – 1961. Celebrated American writer who received both the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize in Literature. Lynford Hall | Ritz Paris (France) | Hotel d’Angleterre Paris (France) | Du Palais Biarritz (France) | Hotel Eden of Rome (Italy) | Hotel d’Inghilterra (Italy) | Gritti Palace (Italy) | Gran Hotel La Perla (Spain) | Alfonso XIII Hotel (Spain) | Chamberlin Inn (USA)
Henri IV, King of France. 1553 – 1610. French monarch who is remembered for his religious tolerance and popularity amongst his subjects. Chateau de la Bourdaisiere (France) | Chateau de la Treyne (France) | Chateau de Goudourville (France) | Chateau de Saint Paterne (France)
Hamilton, Alexander. 1755? - 1804. Officer during the American War of Independence and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Beekman Arms (USA)
Hamilton, Lady Emma. 1765 – 1815. Wife of Sir William Hamilton who later became the mistress of Lord Nelson. Old Bull at Burford | Burford Bridge Hotel
Hannibal. 247 – 183? BC. Legendary Carthaginian military commander who invaded northern Italy having crossed the Alps with an army that included elephants. Parador de Jaen (Spain)
Hardy, Thomas. 1840 - 1928. Iconic English author and poet whose most famous works include Far from the Madding Crowd and The Mayor of Casterbridge. Wellington Hotel Boscastle | The Acorn Inn | Crown at Marnhull | King’s Arms Dorchester | Bull of Bridport | The Royal Clarence
Harding, Warren. 1865 – 1923. Republican politician and the 29th President of the United States who died while in office. Golden Lamb (USA) | Brown Palace Denver (USA) | The Partridge Inn (USA)
Harris, Joel Chandler. 1848 – 1908. American journalist who is best-known as the creator of the Uncle Remus stories. Marshall House (USA)
Harrison, Benjamin. 1833 – 1901. Republican US president between 1889 and 1893 who had previously served as a Union soldier in the American Civil War. The Equinox (USA) | The Holbrooke Hotel (USA) | Golden Lamb (USA) | Mission Inn (USA)
Harrison, William Henry. 1773 - 1841. 9th President of the United States, and the first to die while in office. Golden Lamb (USA) | Vichy Springs Resort (USA)
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. 1804 - 1864. Famous American novelist and writer of short stories. The Talbot at Malton | Bear of Woodstock
Haydn, Joseph. 1732 – 1809. Celebrated Austrian composer and contemporary of Mozart. Konig Von Ungarn (Austria)
Hayes, Rutherford B. 1822 – 1893. The 19th President of the United States who was in office between 1877 and 1881. Golden Lamb (USA)
Hazlitt, William. 1778 – 1830. English writer and literary critic who was a close friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge. *Hazlitt’s 1718
Hearst, William Randolph. American newspaper publisher and multi-millionaire. 1863 – 1941. Hotel Eisenhut (Germany) | Mission Inn (USA)
Hemingway, Ernest. 1899 – 1961. Celebrated American writer who received both the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize in Literature. Lynford Hall | Ritz Paris (France) | Hotel d’Angleterre Paris (France) | Du Palais Biarritz (France) | Hotel Eden of Rome (Italy) | Hotel d’Inghilterra (Italy) | Gritti Palace (Italy) | Gran Hotel La Perla (Spain) | Alfonso XIII Hotel (Spain) | Chamberlin Inn (USA)
Henri IV, King of France. 1553 – 1610. French monarch who is remembered for his religious tolerance and popularity amongst his subjects. Chateau de la Bourdaisiere (France) | Chateau de la Treyne (France) | Chateau de Goudourville (France) | Chateau de Saint Paterne (France)

Henry II. 1133 – 1189. Ruthless English monarch who is most famous for his conflict with Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, which resulted in the latter’s murder in 1170. Saracen’s Head of Southwell | Chateau de Mirambeau (France)
Henry III. 1207 - 1272. Long-reigning English King and father of the notorious Edward I. Chillingham Castle
Henry VII. 1457 - 1509. Father of King Henry VIII, whose victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth started the Tudor era. The Old Manor House
Henry VIII. 1491 - 1547. Famous Tudor King of England most well-known for his six wives and the split from the Roman Catholic Church following his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Littlecote House | Langdon Court | *Thornbury Castle | The Dolphin of Southampton | Great Fosters | New Hall
Hesse, Hermann. 1877 – 1962. German-born author and poet most famous for his book Steppenwolf, and also the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hotel Kraaft of Basel (Switzerland)
Himmler, Heinrich. 1900 – 1945. Notorious Reichsfuhrer of the Nazi SS who was also a leading figure in the Holocaust. Hotel Palace Barcelona (Spain)
Hitler, Adolf. 1889 – 1945. Austrian-born leader of the Nazi Party and infamous German Fuhrer from 1934 until his death on April 30th 1945 in Berlin. Imperial Vienna (Austria) | Hotel Elephant (Germany)
Hooke, Robert. 1635 - 1703. English naturalist, architect, and philosopher. The Swan Revived
Hoover, Herbert. 1874 – 1964. Republican politician who became the 31st President of the United States in 1929. The Occidental (USA) | Mission Inn (USA)
Housman, A E. 1859 - 1936. English poet most well known for his work A Shropshire Lad. Grosvenor Arms
Hugo, Victor. 1802 - 1885. Celebrated French writer and dramatist whose work includes Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. La Relais du Louvre (France) | Chateau de la Ballue (France) | Le Cheval Blanc Honfleur (France) | Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Grand Hotel de Bordeaux (France)
Hunt, Leigh. 1784 – 1859. English writer, poet and contemporary of Shelley and Keats. Rose and Crown
Henry III. 1207 - 1272. Long-reigning English King and father of the notorious Edward I. Chillingham Castle
Henry VII. 1457 - 1509. Father of King Henry VIII, whose victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth started the Tudor era. The Old Manor House
Henry VIII. 1491 - 1547. Famous Tudor King of England most well-known for his six wives and the split from the Roman Catholic Church following his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Littlecote House | Langdon Court | *Thornbury Castle | The Dolphin of Southampton | Great Fosters | New Hall
Hesse, Hermann. 1877 – 1962. German-born author and poet most famous for his book Steppenwolf, and also the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hotel Kraaft of Basel (Switzerland)
Himmler, Heinrich. 1900 – 1945. Notorious Reichsfuhrer of the Nazi SS who was also a leading figure in the Holocaust. Hotel Palace Barcelona (Spain)
Hitler, Adolf. 1889 – 1945. Austrian-born leader of the Nazi Party and infamous German Fuhrer from 1934 until his death on April 30th 1945 in Berlin. Imperial Vienna (Austria) | Hotel Elephant (Germany)
Hooke, Robert. 1635 - 1703. English naturalist, architect, and philosopher. The Swan Revived
Hoover, Herbert. 1874 – 1964. Republican politician who became the 31st President of the United States in 1929. The Occidental (USA) | Mission Inn (USA)
Housman, A E. 1859 - 1936. English poet most well known for his work A Shropshire Lad. Grosvenor Arms
Hugo, Victor. 1802 - 1885. Celebrated French writer and dramatist whose work includes Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. La Relais du Louvre (France) | Chateau de la Ballue (France) | Le Cheval Blanc Honfleur (France) | Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Grand Hotel de Bordeaux (France)
Hunt, Leigh. 1784 – 1859. English writer, poet and contemporary of Shelley and Keats. Rose and Crown

Ibsen, Henrik. 1828 – 1906. Norwegian playwright who is most well-known for works such as Peer Gynt and A Doll’s House. Hotel Luna Convento (Italy) | Imperial Tramontano (Italy)
Isabella of Portugal. 1397 – 1461. Also the Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Philip the Good. Kempinski Dukes Palace (Belgium) | La Chartreuse de Val Saint Esprit (France)
Isabella II, Queen of Spain. 1830 – 1904. Queen Regnant until being deposed by the Glorious Revolution of 1868. *Hotel de Londres y Inglaterra (Spain)
Irving, Sir Henry. 1838 – 1905. Victorian actor most notably associated with the Lyceum Theatre in London. Wellington Hotel Boscastle | Childwall Abbey
Irving, Washington. 1783 – 1859. American writer noted for his biographies as well as short stories such as Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Old Talbott Tavern (USA)
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Isabella of Portugal. 1397 – 1461. Also the Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Philip the Good. Kempinski Dukes Palace (Belgium) | La Chartreuse de Val Saint Esprit (France)
Isabella II, Queen of Spain. 1830 – 1904. Queen Regnant until being deposed by the Glorious Revolution of 1868. *Hotel de Londres y Inglaterra (Spain)
Irving, Sir Henry. 1838 – 1905. Victorian actor most notably associated with the Lyceum Theatre in London. Wellington Hotel Boscastle | Childwall Abbey
Irving, Washington. 1783 – 1859. American writer noted for his biographies as well as short stories such as Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Old Talbott Tavern (USA)
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.