Abandoned for 30 Years: Inside The Incredible Monte Palace Hotel

In 1990, the brand new Monte Palace Hotel won an award for Best Hotel Of The Year. Within a few months, it closed down and never reopened. What happened? I went to explore the story behind one of the world's most extraordinary abandoned buildings...

THIS VIDEO IS HUGELY INDEBTED TO THE FOLLOWING

This beautifully-written blog about the history of the hotel: https://sometimes-interesting.com/2017/01/02/azorean-palace-in-the-clouds/

Jorge Loures' superb 2011 YouTube documentary about the hotel - this is where I got all the old photos and news clippings from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYGilA8B58U

The spectacular drone shots are from this video by Irmãos Brother:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDv30H3uwwQ

And finally thanks to Atlas Obscura, the website where I found out about the hotel in the first place!
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hotel-monte-palace

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