The Oldest Hotels

Ancient places to stay in Europe
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Oldest Hotels in the UK
Discover a plethora of ancient inns and a smattering of medieval castles in England, Wales and Scotland.
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Oldest Hotels in Germany

  Its castle hotels are certainly impressive, but the vernacular architecture of places like Bavaria easily win for aesthetic appeal.

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Oldest Hotels in France

Chateaux may well make up the bulk of the list, but France's oldest places to stay are as varied in architectural style as anywhere.
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Oldest Hotels in Spain and Portugal

Not all of the oldest places to stay in Spain and Portugal are world famous paradores and pousadas. But most are.
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Oldest Hotels in Italy

They may well be very old, but Italy's most ancient accommodation also tends to be astoundingly beautiful too.
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Oldest Hotels in Switzerland & Austria

Anyone seeking somewhere ancient to rest their heads in places like Salzburg or Innsbruck will not be disappointed.
Pictures on this page: The Royalist Hotel (UK); La Maison de Rhodes (France); Castello di Chiola (Italy); Hotel Schloss Neuberg (Germany); Parador de Alarcon (Spain and Portugal); Burg Bernstein (Austria and Switzerland).