Iconic Hotels around the World

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Sometimes it’s hard to figure out just what determines people to choose one travel destination over another or just prefer a certain hotel to all the others. The truth is that, when it comes to traveling, people just aren’t willing to take so many risks: a good recommendation is always more effective than the most expensive advertising campaign. And here is where popular culture and the Hollywood film industry have brought an enormous contribution. People just die to see themselves booking the same room with, let’s say, Leonardo di Caprio, or just to take a picture in the hotel lobby where their favorite film was shot. So here comes out list of iconic hotels, made famous by their guests or successful movies:

Bellagio, Las Vegas

It’s impossible to count just how many movies have been shot in the glamorous Vegas. And ever since its inauguration, Bellagio has been one of the hottest hotels and casinos on the Strip. Even without counting the fact that Bellagio has been the filming location for Ocean’s Eleven and all its successful sequels, this is still the place where Hollywood celebrities throw their crazy Vegas parties.

Fairmont, San Francisco

As for Fairmont Hotel from the bohemian ‘city by the bay’ – it’s a classic. Alfred Hitchcock’s cult movie Vertigo features many scenes that have a late ’50s Fairmont on the background. And after the 90’s blockbuster action movie The Rock renewed Fairmont’s fame, the hotel just doesn’t seem to have any more available rooms.

Waldorf Astoria, New York

The building of Waldorf Astoria seems to be as old as the Big Apple itself. Since the early ages of its existence, the classy Waldorf started to flirt with celebrity, to the point where it is now one of the main sights in Manhattan. From famous states man, to Marilyn Monroe and the cartoon character Johnny Bravo, every celebrity must at least once set their foot in the pretentious art-deco lobby of the Waldorf.

Hotel de Bains, Venice

When he wrote his controversial short-story, Death in Venice,  at the beginning of the 20th century, German writer Thomas Mann had no idea that, more than half a century afterward, Luciano Viscontti, in his acclaimed adaptation of the short-story,  would place the main character in Hotel de Bains, Venice. No matter how famous, the hotel still preserved much of that elegant and decadent Belle Epoque atmosphere.

The Ritz, London

When the romantic comedy Noting Hill has made it to the silver screen, people all over the world got the chance to peak inside one of the most luxurious hotels in the world: The Ritz in London. The Ritz and its refined restaurant were once the meeting point of the British high-life and continues to represent ab embodiment of luxury and refinement.

Les Rives de Notre Dame, Paris

With a splendid location in the heart of Paris’s Latin Quarter and having only 10 rooms, Les Rives de Notre-Dame is the very definition of class and exclusiveness. If you’re wondering just what made this undiscovered gem became a royal jewelry, that would be French director Jean-Luc Godard’s movie A Bout de Soufle.

Park Hyatt, Tokyo

Located up on the top floors of a scrapper and right in the core of Tokyo’s entertainment district Shinjiku, Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo is just the right place to stay when it comes to breathtaking cityscapes. Was this the reason behind Sophia Coppola’s decision to film here her widely acclaimed movie – Lost in Translation? Might as well have been…

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