Learn about the legacy of the Palmers. View beautiful rooms that reflect elegant European styling, including chandeliers from France, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Italy, multiple works by Tiffany and a ceiling with paintings by a French muralist. The hotel received numerous awards for its most recent multimillion-dollar restoration and renovation.
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