Historic Hotels of Europe was created with the objective of promoting global awareness for the 18 finest Historic Hotel Associations in Europe through a co-operative Marketing strategy. The luxury hotels represent their countries’ national cultural traditions, history, hospitality and architecture. More than 500 châteaux, manors, convents, palaces, monasteries, farms, townhouses, villas, and family-owned residences are part of the HHE. HHE is an affiliated organisation of the American Historic Hotels of America and Europa Nostra.