Raise your hand if you've ever been featured in a movie? No? Well unfortunately it's not many of us who get handpicked to appear in some of the world's most famous and influential movies ever made unless of course you're Brad Pitt or Dame Judi Dench. The same however, cannot be said for hotels for many a hotel across the globe has been made infinitely more famous due to it's appearance in a motion picture (or several).
The Bellagio Resort - Las Vegas, USA
The Bellagio is arguably the top luxury hotel to appear on film within the past decade and has been featured in a number of blockbusters such as Dodgeball, Knocked up and perhaps most notably the celebrity packed Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen. The Bellagio itself is a AAA 5 Diamond award winning hotel with nearly 4,000 guest rooms, the hotel is also famed for it's spectacular fountains, botanical garden and gallery of fine art.
La Mamounia - Marrakesh, Morocco
The Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh, arguably one of the most beautiful and luxurious hotels in the world and a favourite of the Late Winston Churchill and a hot spot among many modern day celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Orlando Bloom and Gwyneth Paltrow. The hotel featured in Alfred Hitchcock's big budget, intensely visual remake of his spy thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much in 1956. The numerous refits over the hotel's splendid history have not robbed it of its charm and it still retains gorgeous period detailing and fittings and is undeniably glamorous. The most recent renovation by French Designer Jacques Garcia started in 2006, taking 3 years and touching all guest facilities while keeping the essence, flavour and architecture of the historical Mamounia. The hotel's seven acres of exotic gardens also featured, more recently in Oliver Stone's thrilling epic Alexander in 2004. Visit their site for more on Marrakech hotels.
The Park Hyatt - Tokyo, Japan
It could be argued that one of the biggest stars of Sophia Coppola's 2003 smash hit Lost in Translation was in fact The Park Hyatt hotel considering this is where the majority of the film was filmed. The Park Hyatt is a 5* luxury Hotel located within the centre of Tokyo, the hotel boasts impressive amenities and activities to guests including a spectacular spa and gymnasium and numourous shops and restaurants.
The Royal Lancaster Hotel - London, UK
London Hotels have been increasingly popular for the setting of motion pictures over recent decades. Perhaps one of the most famous scenes to have been filmed in a London Hotel was Michael Caine's "hiya Charlie" moment in The Italian Job in 1969 which took place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in Bayswater, London. The Royal Lancaster is a 4* luxury hotel within what could be described as the perfect location, overlooking Hyde Park and just minutes away from attractions such as Oxford Street and The Royal Albert Hall.
These hotels were found on Octopus Travel which provides hotels all over the world.