Hotels are more than just places to rest. Many are the backdrops to important life celebrations or events and others are legends of the silver screen.
Discover & Explore the many Historic Hotels that set the scene in film and TV history!
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Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Opened in 1891, the Green Park Inn boasts a blend of turn-of-the-century style and genteel hospitality. Built by three local businessmen, including Civil War veteran Maj. G.W.F. Harper, this Grand Dame of the High Country is almost entirely constructed of American Chestnut, which is now virtually extinct. Having hosted such esteemed guests as John D. Rockefeller, Herbert Hoover, Annie Oakley, Margaret Mitchell, and Eleanor Roosevelt, the hotel draws visitors back year after year because of its mountain Southern charm, its focus on customer service, and its exceptionally warm hospitality.
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Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Nestled high in the Rocky Mountains, sits Hotel Colorado, a member of Historic Hotels of America. For more than 100 years, legends and luminaries, silver barons and gunslingers, have walked the halls of this imposing replica of the 16th-century Villa de Medici. The hotel’s spacious guestrooms and suites are each individually themed and appointed with Victorian elements. Several suites are named in honor of famous visitors to the hotel, including “the unsinkable” Molly Brown, and President Teddy Roosevelt, who established a temporary White House here while on a three-week hunting expedition.
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Historic Hotels of America®: On The Silver Screen
Hotels can make perfect filming locations for movies, television, and even music videos! Check out these locations known for their hospitality and cameos in films.
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Omni Royal Orleans New Orleans (1843)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Featured in period pieces like Interview with the Vampire to modern crime shows like NCIS: New Orleans, the Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans offers multiple filming locations to TV and movie crews and the opportunity for fans to visit the areas as well. Guests can request to stay in a room once occupied by stars.
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The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907)
San Francisco, California
This landmark hotel is known for setting the scene of numerous films and television shows. Starting in 1938, Alexander’s Ragtime Band was filmed at The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco and more recent films like Marvel’s
Shang Chi have been filmed on property as well.
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River Street Inn (1817)
Savannah, Georgia
The Savannah River Street Inn provides unique surroundings and transcends time with its ability to be highlighted in movies taking place in the eras of 1900’s to present day. The two love bird canines in the movie Lady & the Tramp (2019) enjoy spaghetti together on the exterior southwest corner of the River Street Inn.
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History Mystery:
History of Blowing Rock
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Did star-crossed lovers or
just strange geological features give Blowing Rock its name?
Discover the mystery behind the lore of the Blowing Rock formation, a local attraction to Green Park Inn.
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Historic Hotels Worldwide®: In a hotel, far, far away...
Shooting locations for movies can transport the watcher from country to country or even out of this world! Take a look at a few of the Historic Hotels Worldwide that have played host to notable movies and actors.
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The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton (18th Century)
London, United Kingdom
Originally the home to a shipping business called the Cunard Steamship Company during the 18th century, The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton has became a popular set for several noteworthy films and television shows. The hotel’s boardroom was used as M’s office in Dr. No (1962) and in 2013 Doctor Who landed the TARDIS there.
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (1911)
Alberta, Canada
Considered the “Hollywood North,” many early films were shot at Lake Louise with stars such as John Barrymore, Betty Grable, and Carmen Miranda. Stars also visited in droves including Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, and Christopher Reeve. The classic 1965 movie, Doctor Zhivago, was filmed in part at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, a stand-in for the Russian environs also known for harsh winter weather.
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Finse 1222 (1909)
Finse, Norway
Finse 1222 hotel and the environs are synonymous with Star Wars. In 1979, cast and crew of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back used Finse 1222 and surrounding areas to film various scenes. The ice planet, Hoth, where Luke Skywalker witnesses the vision of Ben Kenobi and Han Solo slices the Tauntaun open to save Luke can be visited on a trip to Finse, Norway. While you may not see an AT-AT walking by, it certainly wouldn't look out of place!
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