Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah, Istanbul, Turkey Pera Palace Hotel is located in the heart of the vibrant Beyoglu district of Istanbul. It first opened in 1892 to welcome guests of the Orient Express and the hotel has played host to an impressive list of guests that includes Greta Garbo, ErneChristie is rumoured to have written 'Murder on the Orient Exp Express' room 411 of the hotel, which is now known as the Agatha Christie room. Ashford Castle, Co. Mayo, Ireland Ashford Castle is an 800-year-old-building set on 350 acres in County Mayo, on the shores of Lough Corrib and the River Cong. Once owned by Lord and Lady Ardilaun of the Guinness family, the castle has welcomed royalty, celebrities and heads of state across its illustrious history. The included George V of England, Princess Grace and Prince & Prince Rainer of Monaco, US President Ronald Reagan, Brad Pitt, John Travolta, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Cash, Woody Allen and Mia Farrow.Underneath the castle lies a secret underground tunnel which dates back to 1615 that was originally used as a Wine Cellar to house the Guinness family Wines and silver.The underground tunnels have recently been transformed into an atmospheric space under the castle where wine experiences with guests can be hosted. The Wellington Hotel, Boscastle, Cornwall The Wellington Hotel in Boscastle is one of Cornwall's oldest coaching inns, dating back to the 17th Century. Recently, a guest book from the early 1800s was discovered that contains check-ins from King Edward VII, Sir Henry Irving, Guy Gibson and Thomas Hardy, who wrote some of his famous poems there.Among the many illustrious visitors was The Duchess of Sutherland in 1875 and 1876, who first visited after leaving her position as Mistress of the robes to Queen Victoria. Grotta Giusti, Tuscany, Italy The Italian Hospitality Collection's Tuscan Spa hotel Grotta Giusti kept one big secret very well hidden until 1849. The building, which was the 19th Century villa of the poet Giuseppe Giusti, guards what he regarded as the 'eighth wonder of the world' - a millennial thermal cave. It was discovered by chance in 1849, when miners were working on the house and noticed thick steam rising off the earth.On further inspection, these great, humid underground chambers were revealed for the very first time and the owner decided it was worth reaping the health benefits of the naturally occurring steamy atmosphere.Now a hotel, Grotta Giusti has 64 bedrooms and a spa with a thermal water open-air pool, underwater hydro massages and a natural steam bath in the ancient grottoes, and scuba diving in the underground hot spring lake.
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