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Out with the Old, and in with Airbnb

Out with the Old, and in with Airbnb

by Mark Moyle | Thursday, October 4, 2018 | History, Hotels & Resorts, Nassau & Paradise Island, Real Estate, Travel Guides

We all watched in rapture this week as the old Crystal Palace Hotel imploded, but it has since crossed my mind that the hotel was not really very old. It actually had quite a short (and sordid) history in the grand scheme of things. Let’s face it, 35 years is not a...

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