Added: 10/11/2005 |
Wedding Ceremonies at Castles Hotels USAThere is a number of castles hotels, especially comfortable for a wedding or honeymoon occasions, in the USA. Thus, there is no need for Americans to start a faraway journey to discover the miracles and history of ancient castles or to bring their dream of getting married in the castle into reality; the most luxurious places are simply next to them.
Le Chateau Frontenac is a century-old castle hotel in Quebec City. The hotel has received guests for more than one hundred years and such celebrities as the president Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edit Piaf, Celine Dion and many others were among them. The hotel is the greatest attraction of the city with several daily tours guided by actors, disguised as the 19th century bellmen, chambermaids, elevator operators and upper-class guests. Le Chateau Frontenac is rated as No1 for its romance and hosts several weddings per week. The ceremony takes place in the circular Rose Room with a fireplace, a large center column encircled by a pink tuffet and spectacular views of the St. Lawrence River. The room can house thirty people only (for intimate family weddings), however, there are other ballrooms, accommodating up to seven hundred people.
The Castle Inn Riverside is also one of the most famous castles hotels in the USA, situated in Wichita, Kansas. The Castle Inn Riverside was built in 1888, based on a Scottish castle design and is on the National Register of Historic Places as "a building of architectural significance." High ceilings, spaciousness, an imported two hundred and seventy five-year-old English staircase, Spanish lights and a six hundred and seventy five-year-old Greek fireplace create a unique, ancient-world appearance of the hotel. The hotel does not provide a special honeymoon package, however, the place is so romantic and delightful that couples in love, often choose this place for these occasions.
Probably, from all the US castles hotels you will prefer the Thornewood Castle Inn & Gardens, located south of Tacoma and is a rare three-story Gothic Tudor building with the old-growth trees and English perennial gardens all around. For many years it has been the most favorite haunt for presidents and dignitaries and later for celebrities during the filming of Stephen King's Rose Red. Thus, you can imagine what an enigmatic atmosphere is reigning in the castle. The Robinsons family has restored the Thornewood Castle into a luxurious country inn. The décor is splendid with all these gothic archways and medieval stained glass windows, fluffy oriental carpets and glittering hardwood floors. The visitor can choose either a room with a fireplace and an antique tub or a modern apartment with a Jacuzzi.
Certainly, the list of castles hotels is not complete; there are a lot more options. It can be definitely said that any castle hotel is a great opportunity to evoke the atmosphere of ancient times and get the impressions of the old-world life, to enjoy the attractions around and to have a "royal" wedding and honeymoon.
However, if you prefer a small family wedding in a more common place of the USA, you should take the hotels castle rock into consideration. It will also be a magnificent and memorable day in one of the best locations of the United States. The hotels Castle Rock provide a high quality and a personalized service for any wedding ceremony.
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