Many of The Luxury Collection’s Central Coast Hotels and resorts pertain to their location or surroundings and vary in age and theme; the 552 room Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California USA was the world’s largest hotel, many Luxury Collection Central Coast Hotels were once residencies for European aristocracy and monarchy, for example, Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria was once the residence of Prince of Württemberg. Notable guests of Hotel Elephant in Weimar, Germany include Goethe, Liszt, Johan Sebastian Bach and Leo Tolstoy.