Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik operates from Baron Viktor Kalchberg’s 1897 Grand Hotel Imperial—the first property in the region to introduce electric lighting and mechanical lifts to the Adriatic aristocracy. Positioned on a strategic cliffside plateau 100 meters from Pile Gate, this 149-room fortress hosted British King Edward VIII in 1936 and served as a civilian sanctuary … Continue reading Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik: 1897 Cliffside Command Post Above the Adriatic