These are very common names for hotels. There are dozens, if not hundreds of them in many countries around the world. They are all unrelated to one another. So why is it that these names are so popular ? What do they mean by Continental Hotel ? Any hotel that is not on a island is continental. Why are there Metropole hotels even in small towns and beach resorts ?
I only found some clues on Wikipedia about the Bristol Hotels. There are over 200 of them worldwide, and they seemed to have been named after the first Hotel Bristol that was founded on Place Vendôme in Paris in 1816. Apparently it had so a high reputation that its name was emulated all over Europe.
If you know about the others, please tell me. There are more widespread hotel names like Palace Hotel or Imperial Hotel. Some are common simply because of the lack of imagination of their owners/founders like Central Hotel, Station Hotel, Grand Hotel and the like.
I only found some clues on Wikipedia about the Bristol Hotels. There are over 200 of them worldwide, and they seemed to have been named after the first Hotel Bristol that was founded on Place Vendôme in Paris in 1816. Apparently it had so a high reputation that its name was emulated all over Europe.
If you know about the others, please tell me. There are more widespread hotel names like Palace Hotel or Imperial Hotel. Some are common simply because of the lack of imagination of their owners/founders like Central Hotel, Station Hotel, Grand Hotel and the like.