Sleeping in the old palace of a dictator, what do you think? Here are 7 hotels where famous dictators lived.
♪ dictators are the worst head of state. To correctly define it, a dictator exercises only the political power of a country, without separation of powers. In spite of everything we can blame him, there is one thing that a tyrant does best: being a good living . And while gold and champagne flow by stream and the famous paintings decorate the walls, the people, often, faint. But what happens to the fancy palace of a ruthless despot after it was overthrown? It is transformed into a hotel, of course. At least, here are 7 cases that are or have been.
JW Marriott Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania
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Dictator : Nicolae Ceaușescu Although Ceauşescu was executed before he was able to stay in this huge building, Marriott rafla 10 years after his death to make the large house a 400-bedroom hotel. It is built behind the Parliament Palace (formerly known as "People's House"), which has 1,100 rooms spread over 12 floors, a 100-metre long hall and four underground levels, with in addition a huge nuclear bunker. L’ 5 star hotel Marriot is therefore smaller but still imposing.
Intercontinental Berchtesgaden Resort, Germany
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Dictator : Hitler
In order to reconnect the region with its tradition of the 19th century (pre-Nazi), the land that once sheltered Hitler’s mountain retreat in the Bavarian Alps was transformed into a luxury hotel of 138 rooms in 2005. It is located near the Eagle Nid (Kehlsteinhaus) in Hitler, which you can see at the top of a nearby mountain.
Villa of Stalin, Sochi, Russia
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Dictator Joseph Stalin Stalin was so attracted to the subtropical climate, the lush forests and the views of the Sochi Sea (you remember from the sea of Sochi Winter Olympics this year? ), which he attempted to transform the city into a high-end resort. Also called the "green box", the datcha de Stalin was built in 1936. Today a museum, you can find the original furniture, a chess game and a billiards, but also a natural wax doll (1m67) of the dictator. The on-site restaurant also serves its favorite local dishes.
Hotel Vila Bled, Slovenia
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Dictator : Josip Broz Tito
If there is one thing that dictators seem to have in common (except being dictator), it is this inclination for lakes. Known as the “beautiful” dictator, Tito began to spend time in this summer residence on Lake Bled in the 1950s. It became a luxury hotel and spa In the 1980s.
Saint Katharine’s (Parmoor House), Henley-on-Thames, England
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Dictator : Zog I
When King Zog was exiled from Albania after Mussolini invaded the country in 1939, he settled in the house of St. Katharine (then known as Mussolini). Parmoor House ) with his Hungarian wife and queen of Albania Géraldine Apponyi. In 1946, it was transformed into a religious retreat open to people of all faiths. Built in the picturesque park of 5 hectares in which the fuzzy fauna, the house (which once belonged to the Templar order) can accommodate up to 24 people.
Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Italy
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Dictator Benito Mussolini
More than 30,000 m2 of paradise on the shore of Lake Garda, no wonder Mussolini took this house by military force to the Feltrinelli family in 1943. She was returned to the family after the Second World War and became a luxury hotel (with a gelateria in the 1990s.
Al-Hillah Presidential Palace, Hilla, Iraq
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Dictator Saddam Hussein
Of course, it might not be the best time to spend a family holiday in Iraq, but if you had to go, you would at least be able to say that you slept in the palace of a very recent dictator. In addition, you can reach the crowd of tourists who visit the palace every day to see Saddam Hussein's attraction: surrounded by a concrete wall, the fruits were out of reach of everyone except him.
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