Heritage Hotels in London

Of all the major world cities, Paris and London are cities top dog when it comes to the number of international tourists visiting each year. But not a big surprise, given the charm of their respective history.

But while the French 'City of Light "is probably the" romance "of the two, the British capital, has the thinnest of edges when it comes to inheritance is. And of course that's why it attracts so many foreign tourists - could be for the New York visitthe mall and the big city atmosphere, but you go to London for the wealth of historic sites to explore.

I could be a Briton - and a proud but blind - but I do it with a piece of advice that might lead outside the UK eligible to begin a vacation, holiday or weekend in the city hosting the Olympic Games in 2012. In short, London is not representative of England as a whole.

It pains me to think that people travel from all over the world to never leave EnglandNarrowness of the city, less friendly and more expensive part of the country. The impression that the inhabitants of these islands should be trained from the experiences of London alone is almost too depressing to consider. But it's still a really amazing place to spend time.

"If a man is tired of London life is' tired wrote in the 18th century author Samuel Johnson. And though not every quote is great 100% accurate, this is at least close to what theThe wealth of experience therein.

Most tourists are interested mainly in the capital's cultural heritage and tourist attractions, galleries, museums and iconic buildings such as Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral. And after a day immersed in history, are always worth a return to a modern building without beauty or historic.

This is not necessarily so. Although the vast majority of Central LondonDate of buildings from the late eighteenth century - a legacy of the great fire and bombing War II - there are a fair few historical treasures.

Needless to say, the most famous and most prestigious hotels - The Ritz, Savoy, May Fair, Langham et al accepted characters - many of the 20th Century, the most iconic. But there are other more intimate travel sites whose stories are a bit 'more personal.

The Cadogan Hotel on Sloane Street forExample, has a unique heritage "scandalous. It 'was here in room 118, Oscar Wilde, who was arrested April 6 in 1895 for alleged" indecent. "In addition, Lilly Langtry, the actress has lived (famous for their games with the King Edward VII) for many years here.

If boutique hotels are your preference then the Fox Club near Green Park and Piccadilly might be of interest. Once the home of the eighteenth century statesman MaverickCharles James Fox, is now just a decent place near the city center.

Always appreciated, Hazlitt's Soho boutique offers time when the final home of essayist William Hazlitt - a close friend of Coleridge, Wordsworth and other writers of the time. In fact, it is here finally succumbed to a long illness in September 1830.

Another former private residence which now offers an accommodationEdward Lear near Oxford Street. A practical budget hotel was once owned by the painter and poet of the same name (better known for his nonsense verse as "The Owl and the Pussycat").