7 of the Oldest Hotels in the World

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, Japan

With a founding date of 705 AD, this Japanese inn was officially recognised as the world’s oldest hotel by Guinness World Records in 2011. It was founded by Fujiwara Mahito in the Keiun era and is still run by the same family, 52 generations later. The site is surrounded by natural hot springs, which have been bathed in since the inn was first used, reputedly by heralded samurai warriors in the hotel’s early days.