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Cliveden Hotel, Berkshire, England
The hotel is more elegant today, but it still attracts the most elite guests. This five-star hotel has a 350-year history filled with powerful guests, iconic parties, and scandals. Most famously, the Profumo Affair, in which a prominent British politician had an affair with a 19-year-old model, rumored to be linked to a foreign agent, after meeting at the Cliveden swimming pool.
In addition, Meghan Markle spent the night here in 2018 before marrying Prince Harry.
This five-star hotel has a 350-year history and has hosted many powerful guests.
Ritz Paris Hotel, France
Princess Diana had her last meal here, in the Imperial Suite. Fashion legend Coco Chanel also lived at the hotel for 34 years, her stay beginning before the war in 1937. The Ritz Paris also has many rooms named after famous guests. Among them, the Coco Chanel Suite costs $56,000 per night.
This luxurious French hotel features suites named after greats such as Charlie Chaplin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Maria Callas.
Casa Malca Hotel, Tulum, Mexico
Casa Malca is a luxurious boutique hotel in the famous Caribbean town of Tulum, filled with contemporary art from the personal collection of art dealer Lio Malca. This tasteful and art-filled hotel was formerly the residence of drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Casa Malca is a luxury boutique hotel in the Caribbean town of Tulum.
Watergate Hotel, Washington DC, USA
Room 214 of the Watergate Hotel – now known as the Scandal Room – is where, in June 1972, the Democratic Party's office was broken into, setting the stage for the scandal that later forced Richard Nixon to resign.
Completed in 2017 by "Scandal" costume designer Lyn Paolo, the room now serves as a stylish tribute to the 1970s and America's greatest political crisis. Future agents can enjoy the Scandal Suite's binoculars, manual typewriter, reel-to-reel tape recorder, and curated collection of books, or simply indulge in the usual amenities like luxurious robes and spa-like bathrooms.
Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
This building has been dubbed "Europe's most bombed hotel" and "the world's most bombed hotel." This is because during "The Troubles," the violent conflict in Northern Ireland (1960-1998), Europa was bombed 36 times.
This Belfast hotel is known as the most bombed hotel in the world. One suite is named after Bill and Hillary Clinton, who visited in the 1990s.
Mille Collines Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda
Mille Collines became famous after the film "Hotel Rwanda" for providing shelter to thousands of people during the 1994 genocide.
El Cortez Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is world-renowned for its luxurious lifestyle. Formerly owned by mob boss Bugsy Siegel, El Cortez recently underwent a $28 million renovation, including an upgrade to its original 47 hotel rooms. If you win, the suite to stay in is the Jackie Gaughan Suite, priced at $1,500 per night.
Las Vegas is famous worldwide for its luxurious lifestyle.
Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, USA
Calling itself a "safe haven," Chateau Marmont's reputation was built on its status as a destination for Hollywood stars seeking to escape the public eye. Jean Harlow settled there 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 top players came to silence their bosses.
