Glittering past guest list touted by several European hotels

Several luxury European resort hotels treat guests to trips through history, conjuring figures ranging from movie stars to heads of state to royalty. The Passalacqua in Lake Como, Italy, can claim Winston Churchill and Napoleon Bonaparte as patrons, while the likewise refurbished La Zambra in Spain’s Costa del Sol booked Princess Diana and the Rolling Stones in its prime as the Byblos hotel.