Crawford and his wife in 1912, is now the historic north wing of the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel.

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Dubai police have said they are 99% sure that members of Mossad were involved in the killing of Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas's military wing, who was found dead in a Dubai hotel on 20 January.

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Part of one wing of the property would become a 70-bed hotel and spa.

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The old colonial wing and original entrance were used as the set for Hotel Le Phnom Penh in the 1983 shooting of The Killing Fields.

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The grandest palace open to guests in India may be the Umaid Bhawan in Jodhpur, a monumental 347-room golden sandstone edifice that is still the home of the maharaja of Jodhpur and his family. (They have retreated to one enormous wing.) After attempting to run it as a hotel himself, the maharaja also turned it over to Taj to manage.

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An entire wing of the castle has been restored and all rooms in the hotel have been deep cleaned and sanitised.

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