Hotel National Moscow Joins Starwood’s The Luxury Collection

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.  announces the debut of its renowned The Luxury Collection brand in Russia, with the joining of Hotel National, A Luxury Collection Hotel. Following the first phase of a significant renovation to the hotel’s guest rooms and public spaces, the iconic Moscow hotel has joined The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, a glittering ensemble of more than 70 of the world’s finest hotels and resorts. Read more

The Augustine Prague now open !

The Rocco Forte Collection is delighted to confirm that its twelfth property, The Augustine, opened the 14th of May 2009 in Prague. The 101-bedroom hotel has been created from a set of seven buildings, many of which have historical significance, including the 13th century Augustinian St Thomas’s Monastery, after which the hotel is named.  Several practicing monks still live in a separate part of the monastery, adjacent to the hotel grounds. Read more