Hamilton Princess and Beach Club has been included on the 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels Worldwide Holiday Traditions and Spectacular Display listing.

HHW, which represents more than 350 hotels in nearly 50 countries, said the 1885-built Hamilton Princess features no shortage of holiday traditions and spectacular displays for guests and visitors to enjoy.

“The annual Christmas tree and gingerbread displays can be found in the hotel lobby, as well as holiday decorations spread across the resort, including the popular and Instagram-worthy Tunnel of Lights in the hotel courtyard.

“This year, the hotel’s gingerbread house — standing at over six feet tall — is joined by a true-to-size gingerbread moongate, one of Bermuda’s most iconic symbols.”

The organisation added: “One Hamilton Princess tradition that is unique to the island hotel is the Boxing Day dance performed by a troupe of masked Bermuda Gombey dancers. Although other islands share a similar tradition, Gombey dancing was recognised as a uniquely Bermudian art form at a Unesco Cultural and Conservation Conference.

“During the holiday season, the Gombey dancers perform both on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, as well as during other important events and festivals on the island.”

Other hotels on the list are: Dromoland Castle (1014) Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland; Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578), Netherlands; Hacienda de los Santos (1710) Álamos, Sonora, México; Hotel Claude Marbella (1650), Spain; Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden (1713), Germany; Hotel Maximilian’s (1722) Augsburg, Germany; Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (1780) Bagac, Philippines; Gamlebyen Hotell Fredrikstad (1835), Norway; Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern (1845), Switzerland; Hotel España (1859) Barcelona, Spain; Britannia Hotel (1870) Trondheim, Norway; Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin (1885) Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands; The Hotel Maria (1885) Helsinki, Finland; The Savoy London (1889) London, England; Hotel Century Old Town Prague — MGallery (1894), Czech Republic; Mystery Hotel Budapest (1896), Hungary; Raffles London at The OWO (1906), England; Hotel Moskva (1908) Belgrade, Serbia; Villa Copenhagen (1912), Denmark; Sommerro (1917) Oslo, Norway; Hotel New Grand (1927) Yokohama, Japan; Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello (1930) Québec City, Canada; Casa das Lérias (1930s) Amarante, Portugal; and The Murray Hong Kong (1969), China.