Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. Our account of the walk comes from an earlier visit; tour access and times were checked against the hotel’s current information. The Metropole Hanoi Heritage Walk led us from the hotel’s public history into a […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This article combines our original two-part history of The Oriental into one chronological story and adds the hotel’s modern chapter, including the restoration of the Authors’ and Garden Wings, the 2019 River Wing renovation and […]
The history of The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur is almost as dramatic as the building itself. Opened in 1932 as one of the city’s grandest addresses, it became a stage for glamorous parties, political conversations and a changing Malaysia. It […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. The historical chronology and the hotel’s later renovations have been checked again for this edition. The history of the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang stretches from the ambitions of four Armenian brothers to wartime […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. We checked the historical timeline against The Majestic Malacca’s official account. Our photographs and impressions of the preserved mansion remain from our visit. Melaka has no shortage of buildings with a long past, though very […]
The Sarkies brothers helped turn a handful of hotels in Penang, Singapore and Rangoon into names that travelers still recognize. Martin, Tigran, Aviet and Arshak came from an Armenian family in New Julfa, Isfahan, and built a hospitality business across […]