5 Famous Movie Hotels You Can Actually Visit
“I opened the door and had a deja-vu feeling. Seemed like I have been at the place before. Then in the evening when we headed for dinner, the elevator struck me with the same feeling yet again. It is then that my husband informed me it is the very hotel where my favorite movie was shot. Aah! Considering the movie buff I am, this was the best most endearing thing he’s done for me ever.”
Movies, indeed, have a stronghold over us all. Anything and everything that brings us close to being one with that star-lit environment seem to be an exciting prospect. So this time around when on a holiday, how about checking-in into a hotel where your favorite celebrities have shot?
Here is a list of some Famous Movie Hotels You can actually visit and stay at-
1. The Regent Beverly Wilshire, Los Angeles
Who could have missed the lovely Julia Roberts lighting up the screen in 1990 release Pretty Woman? Quite a prominent part of the film was shot in the famous five-star hotel Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles.
The concierge’s library has a lot of DVD copies of the film, more than any other film here. So, avail of special deals like cheap flights to Los Angeles from New Delhi and more.
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2. Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
The grand Caesars Palace with an occupancy of 2419 rooms in has been one of the best-known hotels in Las Vegas since 1966, but it was recently in 2009 that it shot to fresh fame when it was featured in the Bradley Cooper starer Hangover.
The sequence of the Bachelor Party of Justin Bartha’s character was shot here. The hotel’s lobby, reception, roof, pools all made it into the different frames of this comedy. Besides Hangover; the hotel has been the shooting location for movies like Dreamgirls, Rocky III and Rain Man too.
3. The Stanley Hotel, Colorado
Not that the movie was shot here, but the Stanley Hotel in Colorado is famed because it inspired author/novelist Stephan King to pen down The Shining, which was later adapted into a Hollywood movie by the same name.
The hotel was considered to be haunting by some people, as it was this hotel that served as the model of the haunted Overlook Movie Hotels in the tale. But there is no such supernatural element associated with the place otherwise.
The hotel has featured in the film Dumb & Dumber, apart from many other TV shows and movies. Excited to Visit Famous Movie Hotels book the cheapest airline ticket deals to the USA?
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4. Park Hyatt, Tokyo
The movie Lost in Translation starring Scarlett Johnson as Charlotte and Bill Murray as Bob Harris had the sequences of budding love between the two characters in this extravagant hotel of Tokyo, named the Park Hyatt.
It is in this place that both the characters meet each other and fall in love. So the movie that is almost shot in Tokyo has prominent shots of the high-end hotel. The hotel even offers packages by the name of Lost in Translation Package.
5. The Plaza, New York City
It is a landmark hotel in New York City, and has made its place in many chapters of the works of literature and also seen in a number of movies. It was first featured on the big screen in 1959 in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller North by Northwest.
Other films like Home Alone 2, Almost Famous, American Hustle and The Great Gatsby also have scenes shot in this iconic hotel. Enjoy your stay here by booking cheap flight tickets to New York.
