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There is no rule, just some loose guidelines. In many words borrowed from Norman French, such as hour and honor, h is silent. But in others, such as host and hotel, it is not. In American English, the h in herb is silent, but in British English it is not. In polysyllabic h-words whose stress falls on the second syllable, such as historian and hysterical, the h may be silent or not.
Depends upon the pronunciation affectations of your country.
In France, they would be silent. [for Hotel, Herb, Henry.]
In New Zealand, all h's would be pronounced. Apart from a small few who either know better, or who have the abovementioned affectation.
A similar curiosity is just now creeping in in NZ. faux [pronounced fo] instead of fake.
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