25 Most Glamorous Historic Hotels in America

Beverly Hills Hotel

Twenty-five hotels, most of them a century old or close to it, and not one has lost its nerve. The Waldorf Astoria is back on Park Avenue after an eight-year, $2-billion-plus restoration, The Plaza still pours tea in the Palm Court, The Breakers is still owned by Henry Flagler’s descendants, The Beverly Hills Hotel is still (thank God) pink, and Hotel del Coronado just finished a $550 million-plus revival of its 1888 Victorian building. Add a…