From a state treasury building to an 18th-century nursing home, the past lives on at these 12 historic hotels that have beautifully updated interiors.

Villa Terminus in Bergen, Norway

The Robey in Chicago, Illinois

The Pulitzer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Les Bains in Paris, France

The Old Clare in Sydney, Australia

Waterhouse at South Bund in Shanghai, China

Macalister Mansion in Penang, Malaysia

Como The Treasury in Perth, Australia

The QVEST in Cologne, Germany

Kruisherenhotel in Maastricht, the Netherlands

The Warehouse Hotel in Robertson Quay, Singapore

La Purificadora in Puebla, Mexico