Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II of England has travelled extensively. The Queen’s travels, which include her official and personal visits, have taken her from Canada to Portugal. HRH Queen has stayed at many castles, palaces, royal residences and luxurious hotels during her journeys.
The hotels that have hosted her include the crème-de-la-crème of the luxury hotels around the world. Five of these finest luxury hotels visited by HRH Queen Elizabeth II during her North American tours are listed below.
1. Waldorf-Astoria, New York
HRH Queen Elizabeth II visited the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in 1957. The hotel hosted a gala dinner and reception in honour of her stay at the time. Before her, the hotel was visited by her mother, HRH the Queen Mother in 1954. The hotel created a special suite inspired by their subsequent visits and named it the Royal Suite.
Waldorf-Astoria is adorned with a large foyer, luxury embellishments, antique furniture and unique motifs. The interiors of the hotel give it a very romantic backdrop due to which it has become a popular film location, with over 20 movies having been filmed here.
2. Fairmont Royal York, Toronto
The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Canada, has also hosted HRH Queen Elizabeth II’s as well as her parents. Whenever the Queen travels to Toronto, she stays at the hotel’s Royal Suite. The historic hotel even has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip in its lobby.
3. St Regis, Washington
HRH Queen Elizabeth II has stayed at the St Regis in Washington, USA, on several occasions. The Queen visited the hotel for the first time in 1951 as Princess Elizabeth; thereafter the hotel has been her choice during subsequent visits in 1957, 1976 and 1991.
The hotel, which was inaugurated in 1926, has old-school style architecture and offers its clients the finest and the best luxuries of life. The hotel has an Astor Ballroom, which is said to be the best across the country. The hotel building was registered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
4. Majestic Yosemite Hotel, California
The Majestic Yosemite Hotel is a striking hotel in the Yosemite National Park in California, USA. The hotel hosted the Queen’s stay in March 1983, when the Queen had reserved the entire hotel for herself. The Queen stayed in The Mary Curry Tressider Suite, which is now referred to as the Queen’s Room. The suite has four poster bed and a large bathroom and is advertised as a honeymoon suite.
5. The Half Moon, Jamaica
The Half Moon hotel in Jamaica has seen three generations of HRH Queen Elizabeth stay at its Royal Villas suites. Queen Elizabeth II visited the hotel along with His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh during their 2012 visit to the country.
To begin with, the beautiful villas of the hotel offer travellers horse riding opportunities, surfing facilities and a personal dolphin lagoon.
The hotel has hosted many other celebrity guests including, the Queen’s late sister Princess Margaret, The Duke of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cornwall, Paul Newman, Clark Gable, John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy.
