Famous movie hotels around the world

Plaza Hotel, New York

Since its opening in 1907, the gilded Plaza Hotel has become an icon not only of New York City but also globally. Soon after its opening, the Plaza became a destination for celebrities, authors, and prominent leaders. In 1950, the great architect Frank Lloyd Wright moved into the Plaza for six years. The legendary band The Beatles also stayed there during their first American tour in 1964.

The world-renowned American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda frequently stayed at the Plaza Hotel for meetings. The writer's love for the Plaza was so famous that Ernest Hemingway once advised him to "leave your liver in Princeton and your heart in the Plaza." In 2013, the Palm Court restaurant in the Plaza Hotel was also used as a filming location.The Great Gatsby, a famous work by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

With its rich history and stunning architecture, the Plaza Hotel has appeared in many other classic American films such as North by Northwest (1959), Arthur (1981), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Almost Famous (2000), and American Hustle (2013).

In the movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New YorkIn 1992, young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the Plaza Hotel and asks a tall man for directions to the reception desk. That man is none other than Donald Trump, the hotel's owner at the time.

Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel

From modern to classic, Park Hyatt hotels have always been a top choice for dignitaries, politicians, and superstars on their travels, and a favorite destination for moviegoers.

In 2003, director Sofia Coppola garnered numerous prestigious film awards for her film *Lost in Translation*, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The film is set in the Park Hyatt Tokyo, featuring cinematic shots such as the sky bar with its view of Mount Fuji. The hotel, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange, features a modern style with a steel and glass framework. Located on the 14th floor of the Shijuku Park Tower, this tranquil and luxurious hotel offers some of the best views of bustling Tokyo. It is considered one of the most outstanding Park Hyatt hotels worldwide.

Fans can sit at the hotel's New York bar and sip cocktails, just like the main characters did, gazing out at the Tokyo cityscape at night.

Timberline Lodge Hotel, Oregon

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in the horror movie.The ShiningStanley Kubrick's 1980 film, set in a London studio, featured a hotel exterior filmed at the Timberline Lodge in Oregon. Capitalizing on the film's popularity, Timberline Lodge hosted The Shining-themed screenings and dinners, and even displayed replicas of Jack Torrance's typewriter and axe from the movie.

Caesar's Palace Hotel, Las Vegas

Las Vegas is famous for being a place where you can "throw money away" with its opulent casinos, resorts, and hotels, but few people know that the origin of Las Vegas is actually Caesar's Palace, one of the world's leading casinos.

Opened in 1966, Caesar's Palace was designed in a luxurious Romanesque style, featuring many iconic symbols of ancient Roman art, such as the statue of Julius Caesar near the entrance. From the beginning, Caesar's Palace was geared towards attracting high-stakes gamblers and becoming a glamorous icon on Vegas Boulevard. Therefore, it has been chosen as a filming location for many blockbuster Hollywood films such as Rain Man (1988), Dreamgirls (2006), Iron Man (2008), The Hangover (2009), and The Big Short (2015).

Palace Bristol Hotel, Karlovy Vary

Despite the interior scenes in the filmThe Grand Budapest Hotel(2014) was filmed at an upscale department store in Gorlitz, Germany, but the hotel's facade in the movie poster was inspired by the Palace Bristol Hotel in the Czech Republic, characterized by its pale pink walls. The 19th-century hotel has 48 single and double rooms, luxurious presidential suites, and spa services including hot springs and mud baths.

Del Coronado Hotel, San Diego

This 132-year-old hotel was chosen as the setting for three classic films: Pearl of the Pacific (1915), My Husband's Wives (1924), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Among them,Some Playing It HotIt is one of the most beloved American comedies, starring the famous actress Marilyn Monroe alongside two veteran actors, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis.

In the film, two musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), accidentally witness a mafia massacre and are forced to disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band on their way to Florida to escape. On this fateful journey, they meet Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), a naive and romantic girl hoping to meet a millionaire on the Florida coast to change her life. Their band performs at the (fictional) Seminole Ritz Hotel in Miami. The Hotel del Coronado was chosen as the filming location because its elegant Victorian architecture perfectly suited the 1920s setting.Some Playing It Hot.

During filming at del Coronado, Marilyn Monroe ordered the hotel's signature dessert, a chilled vanilla soufflé with meringue, almost every day.

The author L. Frank Baum wrote three books in the series.Wonderful Wizard of OzAt del Coronado, he even used the hotel's design as a basis to depict many details of the Emerald City.

Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California

It would be a mistake to overlook the Beverly Hilton, the hotel that appeared in the film.Argo(2012) by Ben Affleck. Not to mention that the hotel has been the trusted choice for 35 consecutive years as the venue for numerous awards ceremonies, charity events, art exhibitions, and is best known as the Golden Globe Awards.

Conrad Hilton established the Beverly Hilton brand in 1953 at the intersection of Wilshere and Santa Monica boulevards. It boasts the largest heated swimming pool in Beverly Hills.

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California

Also located in Beverly Hills, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel is an Italian hotel, built in 1928. The hotel is famous for its magnificent appearances in many popular films such as Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971), Clueless (1995), Sex and the City: The Movie (2008), and especially Pretty Woman (1990), starring Hollywood's top stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gear.

Beverly Wilshire, now owned by Four Seasons, is a luxurious, Beaux-Arts-style hotel with 400 standard rooms, 137 deluxe suites, and a super-luxury swimming pool. Since the filmPretty WomanUpon its launch, the hotel seized the opportunity to promote itself and even released a "Pretty Woman Day" package, which included a shopping trip to Rodeo Drive with a stylist, a special movie-themed menu, and other special offers.

Grandhotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary

Super spy James Bond frequently stays in the most luxurious hotels around the world, so fans have countless options if they want to follow in their on-screen lover's footsteps and live a day like their idol.

One of the most beautiful hotels fans can visit is the Grandhotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, which serves as a replacement for the fictional Splendide Hotel in the film.Casino Royale(2006). Scenes featuring Daniel Craig and Eva Green were filmed throughout the hotel, from the restaurant and suites to the parking lot.

Palacio Hotel, Estoril

Many hotels have appeared in the James Bond action film series, but few have inspired as much as the Palacio. During World War II, author Ian Fleming stayed at the Palacio for a time and was captivated by its classic design. Fleming, a former British naval intelligence officer, encountered many kinds of shady characters at the Palacio, the setting for the sixth James Bond film.On Her Majesty's Secret Service(1969).

Today, the hotel is still in operation, a favorite destination for fans of James Bond films and Martini enthusiasts alike.

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