Sources and image credits — Sleeping in a historic building: three hotels, three kinds of heritage
Image credits
Image credits 1
Canal houses of Pulitzer Amsterdam, photographed on 1 August 2006.
Photo: Jimg944 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Image source
Image credits 2
Facade of the former Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras, London, photographed on 20 January 2017.
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Euro Magazine · 26 October 2026
Facts and sources
A stay in a historic hotel often begins with an impression of the building: a staircase, facade or passageway that seems older than the room…
According to its own history, Pulitzer Amsterdam comprises 25 restored canal houses on Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht. The buildings date f…
Pulitzer’s FAQ lists 223 rooms and suites in those 25 houses. Available views differ by room: canal, garden or courtyard. A photograph of th…
St. Pancras London tells a railway story. The hotel website describes how George Gilbert Scott designed the Midland Grand Hotel beside the s…
On the Amalfi Coast, the history of Anantara Convento di Amalfi is older and more layered. According to the hotel’s timeline, a church alrea…
The three hotels show how differently a night in an old building can feel. Pulitzer is a network of canal houses; St. Pancras distinguishes…