I really like elegant old hotels . . . with an emphasis on “elegant”. For example, several years ago, I was in Portland, Oregon, and spent a couple of nights at the Benson Hotel before taking the Empire Builder on it’s two-night trip to Chicago. The Benson is my kind of hotel: old, yes, but…
Did I already mention here that I stayed at the Palmer House in Chicago on my last trip? Probably. My memory is not what it used to be. Heck, a couple of days ago I realized to my chagrin that I recently posted something about my wife growing coffee … and then ran the same…
I have a real soft spot for old hotels … as long as they have been kept up reasonably well, of course. The Waldorf Astoria in New York is close to the top of that list, but you don’t have to pay $500-$600 a night to enjoy the classic look and feel of an earlier…