From Grand Hotel To Microhotel: How Your Stay Has Changed In 200 Years | cntraveler.com

Hotels catering to the newly minted leisure class started appearing in the 19th century—now, “grandeur” comes in many forms, including a microsuite and a beta hotel. Advent of the Grand Hotel: 1810s–1840s: Hotels matching our modern conception of the word sprang up in 18th-century Europe, but it wasn’t till the 19th century that grand hotels—some still around—developed.