Cliveden Hotel, Berkshire, England
The hotel is more elegant today, but still attracts the most elite guests. The five-star hotel has a 350-year history of powerful guests, iconic parties and scandals. The most famous is the Profumo Affair, in which a prominent British politician had an affair with a 19-year-old model, rumored to be involved with a foreign spy, after meeting her at Cliveden swimming pool.
Additionally, Meghan Markle spent the night here in 2018 before marrying Prince Harry.
This five-star hotel has a 350-year history with many powerful guests.
Ritz Hotel Paris, France
Princess Diana had her last meal here, in the Imperial Room. Fashion legend Coco Chanel also lived at the hotel for 34 years, beginning in pre-war 1937. The Ritz Paris also has many rooms named after famous guests. Among them, the Coco Chanel Room costs $56,000 a night.
This luxury French hotel has suites named after greats like Charlie Chaplin, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Maria Callas
Casa Malca Hotel, Tulum, Mexico
Casa Malca is a luxury boutique hotel in the popular Caribbean coastal town of Tulum, filled with contemporary art from the personal collection of art dealer Lio Malca. The tasteful and art-filled hotel was formerly home to drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Casa Malca is a luxury boutique hotel in the Caribbean coastal town of Tulum.
Watergate Hotel, Washington DC, USA
Room 214 of the Watergate Hotel – now dubbed the scandal room – was where, in June 1972, the Democratic Party offices there were broken into, setting off the scandal that later forced Richard Nixon to resign.
Completed in 2017 by “Scandal” costume designer Lyn Paolo, the suite is now a stylish homage to the 1970s and America’s greatest political crisis. Future spies can enjoy the Scandal Suite’s binoculars, manual typewriter, reel-to-reel tape recorder and curated book collection, or simply enjoy the usual amenities like plush robes and spa-like bathrooms.
Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
This building is known as "the most bombed hotel in Europe" and "the most bombed hotel in the world". The reason is that during "The Troubles", the violent conflict that took place in Northern Ireland (1960-1998), Europa was bombed 36 times.
This Belfast hotel is known as the most bombed hotel in the world. There is a suite named after Bill and Hillary Clinton, who visited in the 1990s.
Mille Collines Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda
Mille Collines became famous after the movie "Hotel Rwanda" for providing shelter to thousands of people during the 1994 genocide.
El Cortez Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is world-famous for its lavish lifestyle. Once owned by gangster Bugsy Siegel, the El Cortez recently underwent a $28 million renovation, including upgrades to its original 47 hotel rooms. If you win, the suite to stay in is the $1,500-a-night Jackie Gaughan Suite.
Las Vegas is famous around the world for its lavish lifestyle.
Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, USA
A self-proclaimed “safe haven,” the Chateau Marmont’s reputation was built on being a destination for Hollywood stars looking to escape the public eye. Jean Harlow settled here in 1933. Actor Anthony Perkins and his boyfriend, Tab Hunter, came here to enjoy the freedom of a secret affair. In 1982, comedian John Belushi died at the hotel from a drug overdose.
Chateau Marmont's reputation was built on being the place where Hollywood's elite came to shut up.
