Did you know that hotels have been around for over 1,000 years?  Of course, people living in ancient times didn’t have the luxuries of a Hilton, Holiday Inn, or Sheraton hotel.  We’ve created this list of the 17 oldest hotels in the world, and the oldest one will probably shock you.

Jamaica Inn, Established in 1750 (Bolventor, United Kingdom)

Hotel Pod Roza, Established in the 17^th Century (Kraków, Poland)

Petit Palace Posada del Peine, Estblished in 1610 (Madrid, Spain)

Old Hall Hotel, Established in 1573 (Buxton, United Kingdom)

Gripsholms Värdshus, Established in 1493 (Mariefred, Sweden)

La Couronne Hotel Restaurant, Established in 1418 (Solothurn, Switzerland)

Gastagwirt, Established in 1380 (Eugendorf, Austria)

Blaue Gans, Established in 1350 (Salzburg, Austria)

Hotel Interlaken, Established in 1323 (Interlaken, Switzerland)

Orso Grigio, Established in 1300 (San Candido, Italy)

Sanct Peter Romantik, Established in 1246 (Cologne, Germany)

Angel & Royal, Established in 1203 (Grantham, United Kingdom)

The Olde Bell Coaching Inn, Established in 1135 (Berkshire, United Kingdom)

Zum Roten Bären, Established in 1120 (Freiburg, Germany)

The Maids Head Hotel, Established in Mid-1090s (Norwich, United Kingdom)

Hōshi Ryokan, Established in 718 (Komatsu, Japan)

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, Established in 705 (Yamanashi, Japan)