Regardless of how well-travelled you are, there are some intriguing hotel facts that you may not have discovered yet. In this post, we present some surprising facts about the hotel industry:

• The Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai is the world’s first seven-star hotel. The hotel’s structure has even become a symbol of the city.
• There is a hotel called Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse that is located on the border between Switzerland and France.
• In 1768, the first contemporary hotel with opulent décor and elegance opened its doors. It was called the Royal Clarence Hotel, and it is Exeter, England.
• In Kenya, there is a hotel that also works as a giraffe sanctuary, and the giraffes stick their heads through the windows to collect food.
• Number 404 is commonly missing in Asian hotel rooms since the recurrence of the number 4 is considered bad luck.
• Have you ever thought which hotel is the world’s oldest?  The Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Japan is the globe’s oldest hotel. The hotel first opened its doors in more than 1300 years ago.