Wikidata records 201 hotels that opened in the 1880s, from 1880 to 1889, in 35 countries; most of them in the United States (63), Germany (17) and the United Kingdom (17).[1][2] The best known, by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it, is Hotel Chelsea, opened in 1884. The year with the most recorded openings is 1889, with 28.

Method

A hotel is listed under the year of the earliest date Wikidata gives for its official opening or, where it gives none, its inception. For a building converted into a hotel, the inception is often that of the building. Hotels that have since closed are included. Decades with at least 25 dated hotels have a list of their own. Within each year, hotels are in alphabetical order.[1][2]

Summary

Openings by year, 1880–1889
YearHotels
188023
188118
188216
188313
188421
188519
188619
188719
188825
188928

By type: hotel (168), inn (11), bed and breakfast (4), pension (3) and ryokan (3), and 12 of other types. By country: United States (63), Germany (17), United Kingdom (17), Netherlands (10), Australia (9), France (9), Spain (7), New Zealand (7), Canada (5), Switzerland (5), and 25 more countries. Architectural styles recorded most often: Renaissance Revival (7), Shingle style (4), Art Nouveau (3), Gothic Revival (3), Moorish Revival (3), Neoclassical (3), Queen Anne style architecture in the United States (3), Mediterranean Revival (2), Queen Anne style (2), Richardsonian Romanesque (2), Romanesque Revival (2), Tudor Revival (2).[1][2]

1880

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Ames Gate LodgehotelBrocktonUnited StatesHenry Hobson RichardsonRichardsonian Romanesque
Amtsgerichtsstraße 63innGermany
Ehem. Gasthof Unterm Schloß 1innGermany
Faletti's Hotel, LahorehotelLahorePakistan
Gasthof JenkwitzinnGermany
Gran Hotel SóllerhotelPalmaSpainJoaquín Pavía BerminghamGothic Revival
Grand hôtel du MontenvershotelFrance
Herrenwalde 24innGermany
Hotel ConcordiahotelCrotoneItaly
Hotel Continental SaigonhotelHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
hôtel Le Lion d'OrhotelLe HavreFrance
Hotel San MichelehotelItaly
La Réserve de Beaulieu & SpahotelNiceFrance
Marshall's HotelhotelUnited States
Munkebjerg HotelhotelVejleDenmark
Newport Arms HotelhotelChatswoodAustralia
Pensjonat BELWEDER, ob. technikum gastronomicznepensionPoland
Preussenhof Beach and Spa Hotel Zinnowitzdestination spaGermany
Prospect Mira, 10hotelVladikavkaz Urban OkrugRussia
Roxburgh HousehotelHobartAustraliaItalianate architecture
ShunpanroryokanShimonosekiJapan
The Bentley LondonhotelFulhamUnited Kingdom
Twin Lakes InnhotelUnited States

1881

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
"Bären" spa hotelhotelGlattbruggSwitzerland
American HotelhotelAmsterdamNetherlandsEduard Cuypers, C. Steinigeweg
Arizona RanchohotelUnited StatesPueblo Revival Style architecture
Grand HotelhotelUnited States
Hotel Des IndeshotelThe HagueNetherlandsArend Roodenburg
Hotel La PerlahotelPamplonaSpain
House 1881hotelHong KongHong Kong
Kottmar observation tower and Kottmar mountain inninnGermany
Lithia Springs HotelhotelUnited States
Oban HydrohotelUnited Kingdom
Ozone HotelhotelAustralia
Peebles HydrohotelUnited KingdomJames Miller
Rockaway Beach HotelhotelFar RockawayUnited States
Southern HotelhotelSt. LouisUnited StatesGeorge I. Barnett
Sporthotel PontresinahotelSwitzerland
The Giant's Housebed and breakfastNew Zealand
The Woodford HotelhotelLexingtonUnited StatesPhelix L. Lundin
William Henry Miller InnhotelUnited StatesWilliam Henry Miller

1882

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Blomidon InnhotelCanada
Cochise HotelhotelUnited States
Excelsior Hotel, ChristchurchhotelChristchurchNew ZealandWilliam Armson
Hotel EuropehotelStari GradBosnia and HerzegovinaKarel Pařík
Hotel IcelandhotelReykjavíkIceland
Hotel Löwen (1882)hotelBernSwitzerland
Hotel RoanokehotelRoanokeUnited StatesTudor Revival architecture
Hotel RobertshotelProvoUnited States
MacCallum Housebed and breakfastUnited States
Mount Zion HotelhotelJerusalemIsrael
Paxton HotelhotelOmahaUnited States
Plaza Hotel (New Mexico)hotelUnited States
Stad MünsterhotelWinterswijkNetherlandsH. v.d. SchaafArt Nouveau architecture
Südbahnhotel SemmeringhotelAustriaWilhelm Ritter von Flattich
Taiparoro Housebed and breakfastTaurangaNew Zealand
The Hermitage hotelhotelYekaterinburgRussia

1883

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Alexandra HotelhotelMoldeNorway
Antlers HotelhotelColorado SpringsUnited States
Claremont HotelhotelUnited States
Essener HofhotelEssenGermany
Honor Mansionbed and breakfastSanta RosaUnited States
Hotel / café / restaurant KrasnapolskyhotelAmsterdamNetherlandsJohann Friedrich Henkenhaf, Friedrich Ebert
Hotel Beau-SitehotelChambéryFrance
Hotel GiselahotelAustria
Lexington HousehotelUnited StatesRenaissance Revival architecture
NH Grand Hotel KrasnapolskyhotelAmsterdamNetherlands
Park Plaza Victoria AmsterdamhotelAmsterdamNetherlandsJohann Friedrich Henkenhafbaroque revival
ReichskronehotelGermany
The SagamorehotelUnited States

1884

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Copper King MansionhotelUnited States
De Keulse Kar (Venlo)hotelVenloNetherlands
Grand hôtel la ClochehotelDijonFranceNeoclassical architecture
Grandhotel Giessbachpalace hotelSwitzerland
Great Eastern Hotelrailway hotelKings CrossUnited KingdomEdward Middleton Barry
Hotel AlexandrahotelNorway
Hotel ChelseahotelManhattanUnited StatesHubert, Pirsson & CompanyGothic Revival
Hotel ContinentalhotelSan SebastiánSpainJose Goikoa
Hotel DagmarpensionSweden
Hotel KvarnerhotelRijekaCroatiaWilhelm Franzhistoricist architecture
Hotel PrimaverahotelBrazil
Hotel WindsorhotelMelbourneAustraliaCharles Webb
Maloja PalacehotelSwitzerlandRenaissance Revival architecture
Milestone HotelhotelFulhamUnited Kingdom
Mobberly hotelhotelLongviewUnited States
Murray Hill HotelhotelEast VillageUnited StatesStephen Decatur Hatch
Napa River Innboutique hotelNapaUnited States
Plaußiger Dorfstraße 21, LeipziginnLeipzigGermany
Royal Horseguards HotelhotelLondonUnited Kingdom
The Butler Arms HotelhotelIreland
The Hermitage HotelhotelNew Zealand

1885

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
1 Sikorskiego Street in Szklarska PorębapensionJelenia GóraPoland
Corinthia Hotel LondonhotelLondonUnited Kingdom
Durbin HotelhotelUnited States
Eastern & Oriental HotelhotelGeorge TownMalaysia
Elephantine ColossushotelBrooklynUnited States
Forest Heath HotelhotelLyndhurstUnited Kingdom
French Camp AcademyhotelUnited States
Grand Hotel Huis ter DuinhotelNoordwijkNetherlands
Hollenden HotelhotelClevelandUnited StatesGeorge F. Hammond
Hotel FloridahotelHavanaCuba
Hotel ImperialhotelRijekaCroatiaArt Nouveau architecture
Hotel PhønixhotelDenmark
Hotel Schaepkens van St. FijthotelValkenburgNetherlands
Hotel WashingtonhotelMadisonUnited States
KurhaushotelScheveningenNetherlandsJohann Friedrich Henkenhaf, Friedrich EbertRenaissance Revival architecture
Skänninge stadshotellstadshotellSweden
Tabor Grand HotelhotelUnited States
TadayaryokanNanaoJapan
The Fairmont Hamilton PrincesshotelUnited Kingdom

1886

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Alamo HotelhotelColorado SpringsUnited States
Basin Harbor ResorthotelUnited States
Beeston Towerscountry house hotelCreweUnited Kingdom
Central HotelhotelDublinIrelandMillar & Symes
château du Nedoguest houseVannesFranceGothic Revival
Crescent HotelhotelUnited StatesRomanesque Revival architecture
Driskill HotelhotelAustinUnited StatesRomanesque Revival architecture
Grand Hotel de Perros-GuirechotelFrance
Hotel KämphotelHelsinkiFinlandTheodor Höijer, Antero Pernaja, Nils-Henrik Sandell
Mena HousehotelGizaEgypt
Montezuma CastlehotelUnited StatesQueen Anne style architecture in the United States
National HotelhotelFremantleAustralia
Pitlochry, Perth Road, Atholl Palace HotelhotelUnited Kingdom
Raymond HotelhotelPasadenaUnited States
Southern HotelhotelPerrisUnited StatesRenaissance Revival architecture
Tarpon InnhotelUnited States
The DrakehotelAucklandNew Zealand
United Service HotelhotelChristchurchNew Zealand
Wentworth MansionhotelCharlestonUnited States

1887

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
11 Cadogan GardenshotelCity of WestminsterUnited Kingdom
Albemarle HotelhotelLondonUnited Kingdom
Alte Leimsiederei Herrnhutguest houseGörlitzGermany
Antlers HotelhotelUnited States
Banco Español de Crédito buildinghotelMadridSpainJoaquín Saldaña y López, Javier Barroso, José Grases Riera, Fernando Cánovas del Castillo
Biltmorecoffee palaceSouth MelbourneAustraliaWalter Scott Law
Grand HotelhotelUnited StatesGeorge D. MasonQueen Anne style
Grand-Hôtel du Touquet-Paris-PlagehotelFranceRaoul Jourde, Charles Billoré
Greene InnhotelUnited StatesWilliam G. PrestonShingle style architecture
Hotel AngsthotelSanremoItaly
Jerusalem HotelhotelJaffaIsrael
PICO Building (Sanford, Florida)hotelSanfordUnited StatesMoorish Revival architecture
Queenscliff HotelhotelAustraliaBates Smart
Raffles HotelhotelBukit MerahSingaporeRegent Alfred John Bidwell
San Dimas HotelhotelGlendoraUnited StatesQueen Anne style architecture in the United States, Shingle style architecture
Strater HotelhotelUnited States
Walsingham HousehotelLondonUnited Kingdom
Wianno ClubhotelUnited StatesShingle style architecture
Yasudaya RyokanryokanNumazuJapan

1888

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Asaya HotelhotelNikkōJapan
Baldwin SchoolhotelHaverford TownshipUnited StatesFurness & EvansRenaissance Revival architecture
Bristol Hotel, Mar del PlatahotelMar del PlataArgentina
Casa Monica HotelhotelUnited StatesMediterranean Revival architecture, Moorish Revival architecture
Centrella HotelhotelSalinasUnited States
Chesley InninnCanada
Court HotelhotelPerthAustralia
Gasthaus SteffesinnTrierGermany
H10 Berlin Ku'dammhotelBerlinGermanyKleihues + Kleihues, Paul Bratring
hostinec U kouleinnOstravaCzech Republic
Hotel BärenhotelFreiburg im BreisgauGermany
Hotel Bellevuepalace hotelBerlinGermanyLudwig Heim
Hotel BillingenhotelSkövdeSwedenHjalmar Kumlien, Lars Kellman, Axel Kumlien
Hotel del CoronadohotelSan DiegoUnited StatesReid & Reid, Katherine Olivia SessionsVictorian architecture
Hotel Isla de CubahotelHavanaCuba
Hotel TelégrafohotelHavanaCuba
Hotel UniversalhotelVigoSpainJenaro de la Fuente Domínguezeclectic architecture
Hotel Wintergartenstraße 13hotelLeipzigGermany
Kirchröder Straße 46, HannoverinnHanoverGermany
Národní dům (Olomouc)hotelOlomoucCzech RepublicKarel Starý the Elder
Riverside InnhotelUnited StatesNeoclassical architecture, Shingle style architecture
Savoy Homann Bidakara HotelhotelBandungIndonesiaAlbert AalbersArt Deco
Savoy Hotel and GrillhotelKansas CityUnited StatesHenry Van BruntArt Nouveau architecture
TurtagrøhotelNorway
Victoria HotelhotelSouth MelbourneAustralia

1889

HotelTypeCityCountryArchitectStyle
Angleterre HotelhotelSaint PetersburgRussia
Balneari de les Arenesdestination spaPoblados MarítimosSpain
Blennerhassett HotelhotelUnited StatesQueen Anne style architecture in the United States
Bull and Stirrup HotelhotelChesterUnited Kingdom
Central HotelhotelAucklandNew Zealand
Chiltern FirehousehotelLondonUnited Kingdom
Cloud Cap InnhotelUnited States
Dominion Hotel, TorontohotelTorontoCanada
Feggesund FærgekroinnDenmark
Geiser Grand HotelhotelUnited StatesJohn Virginius BennesMediterranean Revival architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture
Gladstone Hotelboutique hotelTorontoCanada
Hilton Paris OperahotelParisFranceJuste Lisch
Hotel CentralhotelSarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaJosip VancašMoorish Revival architecture
Hotel JeromehotelUnited States
Hotel KreidhotelInnsbruckAustria
Hotel LarioshotelMálagaSpainEduardo Strachan Viana-Cárdenas
Hotel MajestichotelRomeItalyNeoclassical architecture
Hotel MargarethotelManhattanUnited StatesFrank FreemanRichardsonian Romanesque
Hotel SavoyhotelSanta BarbaraUnited StatesPeter J. BarberRenaissance Revival architecture
Hotel VendomehotelSan JoseUnited StatesQueen Anne style
Hotel zur PosthotelBremenGermany
New Imperial Hotel - JerusalemhotelJerusalemIsrael
Paso Robles InnhotelUnited States
Pine InnhotelUnited States
Savoy HotelhotelLondonUnited KingdomThomas Edward Collcutt
Sporthotel IglshotelInnsbruckAustriaMax Haas
The Algonquin ResorthotelCanadaTudor Revival architecture
Гостиница ФранцияhotelYalta Urban OkrugRussia

Architects

Architects and firms with an article in Innpedia who designed hotels opened in the 1880s, by the number of them.

See also

References

  1. ^ Date of official opening (P1619). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Inception (P571). Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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