If you appreciate history, why not stay in a hotel that shares its historic background with its guests?

To celebrate the rebirth of San Francisco, The Fairmont Hotel opened in 1907, one year after The Great Earthquake hit.

Guests and the public can go on a self-guided podcast tour of Heritage Hall.

This 20-minute tour will tell you about the aftermath of the Great Earthquake, celebrity guests who have stayed at the hotel throughout the years, and tales about the hotel today.

At the Moana Surfrider in Hawaii, the oldest hotel on Waikiki Beach, a historian takes guests through the hotel’s historical room displaying local Hawaiian memorabilia.

The Fairmont Banff Springs in Canada offers tours where guests learn which Hollywood stars have stayed at the hotel.

And, with more than 100 years of history, the Jekyll Island Club in Georgia has a lot of stories to tell, which you can hear from the hotel’s concierge during daily afternoon tours.

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