16 Hotels With Scandalous Histories Photo credit: CC license by fvanrenterghem 10. Hôtel d’Alsace Paris, France Oscar Wilde, the world famous Irish poet and writer, died at Hotel d’Alsace in 1900 at the age of 46. He’d been in prison for a time due to homosexuality and was suffering from an illness and broken spirit when he passed. Prev10 of 18Next From Around The Web Facebook Comments comments