Famous Hotels Around The Globe

HOTEL DU CAP-EDEN-ROC

Hotels are always perceived as lodging and fooding,apart from that there are some hotels which are much more then that.Hotels like Raffles Singapore, The Plaza in New York, or the Ritz Paris are master piece of the hotels worldwide.Trips to these cities wouldn't be complete without a visit to one of these renowned hotels. Even if you haven't booked a stay, they need to be seen; at the very least, make sure to order a drink at one of their storied bars. Have a look to the hotels of the world which beautify the cities it beholds in.

THE RITZ PARIS

The Ritz Paris situated at Paris is the best-known hotel in Paris.Its over-the-top décor and famous guests makes it more popular for what it is famous for.Some of its guests are Marcel Proust, Coco Chanel ,Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn.Ernest Hemingway famously declared the hotel bar liberated from the Nazis at the end of WWII, and today the Bar Hemingway is named in his honor. As Hemingway once wrote, “When I dream of afterlife in heaven, the action always takes place in the Paris Ritz.” 


HOTEL DU CAP-EDEN-ROC

Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc is the most glamorous hotel located at south of France.This hotel is in the favorite list of Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Marlene Dietrich.The hotel is always in the list of  famous people around the globe.The Hôtel du Cap was famous for only accepting cash and wire transfers until 2006, and it's the place to stay during the Cannes International Film Festival.

CLIVEDEN HOUSE

This Italianate-style country home built on the 1600s for the second Duke of Buckingham,today is known as famous hotel Cliveden House and it has hosted presidents, royals, and celebrities ever since.Sometime back the hotel was owned by William Waldorf Astor, one of America’s richest men at that time. Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill were frequent guests here, but the hotel is arguably best known as the place as the site of the 1961 Profumo scandal, which helped topple the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government.


CHATEAU MARMONT

This legendary Hotel of Los Angeles started its business since 1929.It has served many famous faces of the time.Howard Hughes,Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe were the attention seeking guests of that time.Although the hotel gets plenty of attention for celebrities misbehaving here, it has served as inspiration and a home away from home for many artists and writers, including Sofia Coppola and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

LA MAMOUNIA

The undisputed grande dame of Marrakesh of Morocco is La Mamounia. Since it opened in the 1920s, the hotel has played host to statesmen including Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as Marlene Dietrich and Charlie Chaplin. Alfred Hitchcock used it as the backdrop for his 1956 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much. Apart from its celebrity guest list, La Mamounia is famed for its opulent architecture and landscaping. The hotel reopened its doors in 2009 following a three-year, $180 million renovation.


THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL

This pink palace aka  The Beverly Hills Hotel, has long been a favorite among Hollywood stars both old and new. In 1956, Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall filmed Designing Woman by its pool. The Polo Lounge was a favorite drinking haunt for Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the rest of their Rat Pack. Today, it remains one of the top places in town to see and be seen.It will lure you with its modern settings and make you visit more than than once.


THE PLAZA

New York City's The Plaza is one of few hotels in the world that's known equally for its fictional and real guests. The hotel is the imaginary home of Eloise from the children's book series, but it has long attracted the power elite and Hollywood celebrities. F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald famously jumped in its fountain, and the writer Truman Capote hosted his legendary masquerade Black and White Ball here.


RAFFLES HOTEL

Trip to Singapore will be incomplete without your visit to Hotel Raffles.Even if all you do is sip a Singapore Sling in the Long Bar—the drink was invented here. The hotel, which looks like an enormous wedding cake, was a favorite of W. Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling. According to legend, Singapore’s last surviving tiger snuck into the hotel before being chased (and shot) in the Bar & Billiard Room.

CLARIDGE’S

Claridge’s is  known for its Art Deco décor as its royal clientele of  Greece, Norway, and Yugoslavia.The Kings of these countries stayed here for the duration of WWII. At the request of Winston Churchill, suite 212 was declared Yugoslavian territory so that heir Crown Prince Alexander II could be born on his own country's soil. The hotel was popular with Aristotle and Jackie Onassis, as well as the Queen Mother. Kate Moss famously celebrated her 30th birthday here.


GOLDENEYE

Ian Fleming named the hotel the Golden Eye after he had his first to Jamaica during WWII.When the war ended he happened to built his dream house there and named it GoldenEye. This is also where Fleming first wrote about James Bond. Today his home is a luxury hotel, and guests can see the desk where Fleming penned his Bond book.

BAUR AU LAC

The Baur au Lac  of Zurich Switzerland was opened in 1844, since it's establishment it has become an eye candy.Richard Wagner premiered the first act of his Die Walküre opera here, and the Nobel Peace Prize was dreamed up at the hotel. Today the Baur au Lac still attracts a well-heeled clientele. Overlooking Zürich Lake and with a private garden, it offers guests a big dose of privacy and tranquility in the heart of the city.


THE IMPERIAL

Since its establishment in 1930s The Imperial was one of the legendary “Four Maidens of the East."It has  also included The Strand Hotel in Rangoon, Raffles Hotel in Singapore and The Great Eastern & The Oriental in Calcutta. Today the hotel is a blend of Art Deco, Victorian, and colonial styles, but architecture aside, it holds a key place in India’s history. Pandit Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Lord Mountbatten met at The Imperial to discuss the partition of India for the creation of Pakistan.


SAN YSIDRO RANCH

The San Ysidro Ranch is one of the most beautiful hotels in central California. The ranch is set in 500 acres lined with olive trees and lavender, all in the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez Mountains. John and Jackie Kennedy honeymooned here, and the ranch is known for being a discreet hideaway for the rich and famous. Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, and Oprah Winfrey have all been guests.


SOFITEL LEGEND METROPOLE HANOI

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is one of the most famous hotels in Southeast Asia.The hotel was built in 1901.It has welcomed guest like Charlie Chaplin and Joan Baez.Graham Greene wrote part of his anti-war novel The Quiet American here, and W. Somerset Maugham worked on The Gentleman in the Parlour here—today, there is a suite named for him.

VILLA D’ESTE

The Villa is set on 25 acres along the shores of Lake Como.The Villa d’Este is one of the most luxurious hotels in Europe since it establishment in 1873.The formal gardens are exquisite and you have the opportunity to view the “floating” pool.