Not only have benefited from the biggest stars of film, also served as the backdrop to some of the highest grossing films of recent years. We show a ranking of ten hotels for moviegoers spread across the world.
The apartment where Mr. Big and Sarah Jessica Parker sighs in Sex in New York, the attic of Batman, played by Christian Bale, or the scenarios of the love triangle Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, are actually hotels.
Hotel de Paris (Monaco) Movie: Iron Man 2 (2010)
In this hotel in the heart of the city, in the same place at the Casino, the superhero is faced enemies in the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. Completed the shooting of the film starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Mickey Rourke, their day to day is more relaxed, without villains or superheroes, but never lacking in the corridors leading personalities. Their rooms are typical of a French chateau, the rooms of their own design and the restaurant Le Grill, specializing in Mediterranean food, is awarded a Michelin star.
Hotel Park Hyatt Tokyo (Tokyo) Movie: Lost in Translation (2003)
Sofia Coppola made this hotel one of the places where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson lived some scenes from his melancholy love story Lost in Translation, the Oscar winning film for Best Original Screenplay in 2004. The elegant Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo is located in the heart of Shinjuku, one of the most popular business districts of the city and is the perfect place to relax in a sophisticated, after spending a day shopping in Omotesando shopping street par excellence, or by visiting the Meiji temple Schrein. In addition to a full spa and several restaurants, the plant 52 is an excellent vantage point to watch the most spectacular views of the Japanese metropolis.
Grand Hotel Cabourg (Cabourg) Movie: Coco avant Chanel (2009)
Played by the star of Amélie, Audrey Tautou, some sequences in this film biography of one of the key figures of French couture, Coco Chanel, were filmed at the legendary Grand Hotel de Cabourg in Normandy. In the film, the hotel appears as a luxurious palace in Deauville, on the coast of English Channel, which is not surprising given its nineteenth century architecture. Take seafood in its spacious rooms is a luxury to be able to taste many of the personalities who have stayed here, as the famous writer Marcel Proust.
Hotel Giraffe (New York) Movie: Sex and the City (2008)
In the sequel film of the popular television series Sex and the City, the fabulous apartment of Mr. Big is actually the Piano-Suite Hotel Giraffe, in the heart of Manhattan. Today it is visited often by better-informed fans of the series, since it is a detail that not everyone knows. This elegant city hotel decor is simple but modern four star hotels located at 26 Park Avenue for discovering some of the most emblematic buildings of the Big Apple, including the Flatiron Building and the Empire State, who are one step. For shopping, nothing like getting lost in the near Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s.
Hotel Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce (Bruges) Film: In Bruges (2008)
Fleeing from his hard day after day in London, two hired murderers, roles played by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, come to Bruges, the best preserved medieval city in Belgium, and staying at this hotel where the movie will find that beautiful city is not as quiet as they were waiting. Located next to one channel of the historic center, the boutique hotel of just 16 rooms and has an original classic wooden facade and interior, antiques and flowers are an essential part of your decor.
Marriott Hotel Budapest (Budapest) Film: Munich (2005)
The hotel in which Steven Spielberg puts some scenes from the film Munich is not in London but in Budapest. A film starring Eric Bana, who narrates the events in the aftermath of the Munich Olympics in 1972. Those housed in it are available to more than 350 rooms with stunning views of the Danube and, for lovers of good food, good restaurant, Peppers!, Which prove both traditional Hungarian cuisine and Mediterranean dishes.
Hotel 71 (Chicago) Movies: The Dark Knight (2008)
The 39-floor suite at the Hotel 71 in Chicago is in the latest installment of Batman, The Dark Knight, the attic where he lives the hero, played by actor Christian Bale. Here rest after every encounter he has with Joker, his eternal enemy. The film, one of the most successful in film history, is directed by Christopher Nolan, who declined to give the film the sophisticated air of the golden age of Hollywood, choosing scenarios like this hotel. In one of the most central of the city, the Hotel 71 stands out for its elegant but casual style, the house brand of the four stars.
Hotel de la Reconquista (Oviedo) Movie: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
It is not only famous for being one of the scenes of the Prince of Asturias, also because Woody Allen, an ardent admirer and frequent visitor to the city of Oviedo, filmed sequences are some of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a love affair played by Javier Bardem Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz, and the latter won an Oscar as best supporting actress. The hotel is one of the most famous in the country and noted for its elegant and spacious rooms, ideal for holding major events.
Grandhotel Pupp (Karlovy Vary) Movie: Casino Royal (2006)
Linking this hotel in the small spa town of Karlovy, Czech Republic, with the cinema and its history. Developed by demands of the script in Hotel Splendide in Montenegro, is one of the places where scenes were filmed Casino Royal, as the meeting of 007, played this time by Daniel Craig, Bond girl Eva Green. In his CV also included which was the scene of the shooting of Shanghai Knights, Jackie Chan, and has hosted actors like John Malkovich and Antonio Banderas on several occasions. The building dates from 1701 and retains the splendor of a bygone era, both in its rich exterior and interior.
Hotel Regina (Paris) Movie: The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Hotel Regina in Paris is a key role in the action film The Bourne Identity, where the Oscar winner Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne, a secret agent who loses his memory after an accident and tries to discover their true identity with the help of the German actress Franka Potente. The establishment occupies a historic building in the heart of Paris, near the Louvre Museum and Tuileries Gardens, and surprises with its typical Parisian façade and its sumptuous interior, decorated with priceless furniture and paintings.