Europe's finest hotels,
reviewed by a hotelier.
Not a guest ticking off amenities — someone trained inside hotels, scoring service, design, food and location the way the industry measures itself. Starting with Munich.
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I'm Konrad Xu. My fascination with hotels began at twelve and became a calling: understanding how great houses turn a stay into a memory. City Archivist is where I write it down — the hotels worth the journey, and the hidden corners of the cities around them.
- Le Méridien Munich Marriott Bonvoy · Rotation: Front Office, Housekeeping, Breakfast & Banquet · 6 months
- Aman Shanghai Internship
- EHL Hospitality Business School, Lausanne From 2027
Europe is the focus — the perspective is international. My own path runs through Munich, Shanghai and soon Lausanne, and City Archivist is written for travellers from everywhere, with particular care for guests from China.
The Archivist Score
How I scoreFour criteria, each from one to ten, averaged into a single number. No weighting, no sponsored scores — the same yardstick for every hotel.
Cities
München is the first city covered end to end. The others are being written.
Every Sunday: one hotel, one hidden spot.
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