I often write about how books can inspire your travel plans, but films can also provide a huge amount of inspiration, to be able to see a beautiful location on screen and follow in the footsteps of our favourite characters. So how would we make that dream trip just a little bit more special? How about staying in the same famous movie hotels (and even the same rooms) as those characters? 

Famous Movie Hotels To Stay In

Hotel Degli Orafi, Florence, Italy

Film: A Room With a View

A former Augustine convent from the 13th century is located metres from the Uffizi Gallery. Hotel Degli Orafi features large, elegant rooms with exposed wooden beams on the ceilings and carpeted floors. The hotel roof garden with a bar offers stunning views of the Cathedral and the rest of the city.

Set in Florence and the English countryside, the film tells the story of a young English couple, Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and George Emerson (Julian Sands), who encounter passion whilst on holiday in Italy. Defying the Victorian conventions of their elders they dare to be true to their feelings, each other and true love.

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Mountain Lake Lodge, Virginia, USA

Film: Dirty Dancing

Surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains, Mountain Lake Lodge is the ultimate outdoor retreat. A variety of accommodations are available, from rustic cabins to cosy cottages and their historic Main Stone Lodge. A stunning location and relaxed atmosphere will allow you to enjoy adventure and comfort in the heart of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

Park Hyatt Tokyo, Japan

Film: Lost in Translation

The Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel is the ideal luxury destination in Tokyo, occupying the top 14 floors of the 52-story tower, the hotel offers guests 360 degree views of the city and an unrivalled level of comfort and service as well as gourmet dining options at the heart of this vibrant city.

Lost in Translation tells the love story between Bob Harris (Bill Murray), an American actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis, who travels to Japan to appear in a commercial, and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), an equally depressed young American, who accompanies her husband on a business trip. Together they discover the city, whilst looking for solutions to their shared loneliness and insomnia.

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The Timberline Lodge, Oregon, USA

Film: The Shining

Located deep within Mount Hood National Forest and featuring ski-to-door access, sauna, heated outdoor pool, three restaurants, and free Wi-Fi access can all be found on site.

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes the winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer’s block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack’s writing goes nowhere and Danny’s visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel’s dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.

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Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, USA

Film: Pretty Woman

The Beverly Wilshire is just across the street from Rodeo Drive, featuring a Mediterranean-style pool and hot tub with private cabanas. Located in a popular area for luxury shopping and is in easy reach of areas such as Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Venice Beach.

Lonely businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) hires L.A. prostitute Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) to give him directions when he gets lost, and later to be his escort while he goes wheeling and dealing for a week. He buys her clothes, she softens his heart and the unlikely couple fall head over heels in love.

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Headland Hotel, Cornwall, UK

Film: The Witches

A 5 star luxury hotel in Newquay with private self-catering cottages located on an exclusive clifftop, offering individually designed hotel rooms and suites with ocean views, rosette-worthy dining, as well as a luxurious spa.

A recently orphaned young boy is taken to England by his grandmother. At their hotel, he stumbles across a witches convention plotting to rid the world of children. He must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse!

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Fontainebleau, Florida, USA

Film: Goldfinger

Situated in the heart of Millionaire’s Row, Fontainebleau Miami Beach is one of the most iconic hotels in the area. With lavishly designed rooms and suites, a luxury spa and breath taking views across the Atlantic Ocean.

When the world economy is reeling from a speculator who buys gold in large quantities, put James Bond on the case. He ends up face to face with the mastermind behind the transactions – Auric Goldfinger, a gold smuggler and international gangster.

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Hotel del Coronado, California, USA

Film: Some Like It Hot

This historic hotel is ideally situated along California’s Pacific coastline, with a choice of ocean, coast or resort view rooms. Spacious suites feature the luxury additions of living rooms, private balconies, and multiple bedrooms.

When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest and homeliest members of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfect… until a lovelorn singer (Marilyn Monroe) falls for “Josephine”, an ancient playboy (Joe E. Brown) falls for “Daphne”, and a mob boss (George Raft) refuses to fall for their hoax.

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Regardless of where you stay it is always important to make sure you have sufficient Travel Insurance – single trip and annual multi trip cover is available from Unite Travel Insurance

Have you ever stayed in a hotel that featured in a movie?

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