16 Hotels With Scandalous Histories Photo credit: CC license by Simon Q 9. Spring Cottage Cliveden, England Once owned by the Astor family of British and American fame, the Spring Cottage aka Cliveden was the location of the scandalous Proumo Affair in post-war Britain with Lord Bill Astor and Stephen Ward, an osteopath. Prev9 of 18Next From Around The Web Facebook Comments comments