Andreas Augustin Books

"Hotel Goldener Hirsch Salzburg," a hardcover book by Andreas Augustin, photographs by Bill Lorenz. Part of the Famous Hotels series. The Goldener Hirsch is a landmark of Salzburg and Austria, with history dating to Roman days, to Italian tenors, from Mozart to the Sound of Music. Book is 160 pages with over 250 historic pictures.

Profusely illustrated with vintage and modern photographs. This is the history of a unique Viennese institution, from the 1870s to the present day; a look behind the scenes of a hotel which for over a century has never ceased to be one of the finest in the world.

This book about the most legendary hotel of Thailand takes us back to the days when Thailand was still Siam in the mid of the 19th century. Then an "oriental" rest house for foreign seafarers was established on the banks of the Menam river. It was to become "The Oriental". The Oriental - so many stories, so many tales. What's the secret behind this composition? This book tells it all. From famous guests to PR strategies and management tactics. From Joseph Conrad, the captain with only one sea-going command in his life, who drank in the bar to Nijinsky who danced in the ballroom. Somerset Maugham suffered from malaria in his 'I was almost evicted from The Oriental because the manager did not want me to ruin her business by dying in one of her rooms.' Noël Coward treasured the memories of his favourite cocktail 'There is a terrace overlooking the swift river where we have drinks every evening.' Jim Thompson, the silk king, owned it; the late Peter Ustinov loved it, Barbara Cartland has a suite named in her honour; Michael Jackson hid from the press there. The queens of the screen stayed at the hotel, the Queen of England enjoyed it and Her Majesty, the Queen of Thailand, is a beloved faithful regular visitor. Gavin 'This is a truly gripping, thoroughly researched and well written story of one of the greatest hotels in the world.'

Quel est le fruit de la rencontre entre un constructeur de la nouvelle ville de Delhi et une dame influente de l'Empire Britannique? La réponse est l'Hôtel Imperial. Ce livre vous transporte de la déclaration de George V en 1911, annonçant Delhi comme la nouvelle capitale de l'Inde, jusqu'aux derniers jours du Raj Britannique, lorsque Lady Willingdon persuade Narain Singh de bâtir cet hôtel prestigieux. Vous découvrirez son évolution à travers les décennies, des fêtes coloniales opulentes aux actions des Indiens « subversifs » qui en font leur quartier général durant la lutte contre les autorités britanniques. L'hôtel devient la base personnelle de Pandit Nehru, tandis que Muhammad Jinnah y élabore des plans pour un Pakistan indépendant. L'Imperial attire également la haute société indienne, des hommes d'affaires aux stars de Bollywood. Son concept unique de « musée-hôtel » en fait le plus distingué des établissements indiens. Rencontrez sa célèbre clientèle, vivez le suspense précédant la création du Pakistan dans sa salle de bal, et découvrez les histoires du Tavern. Ce livre est un voyage à travers l'histoire de cet hôtel emblématique tout en ouvrant une voie vers l'avenir : « l'expérience Imperial ».