The World’s Most Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotels: From the Amsterdam Hilton to the Chateau Marmont

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  11.09.07 | 11:23 AM ET

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The Guardian’s Sean Dodson picks 10 sleeping giants of rock, including the spot where John Lennon and Yoko One had their “Bed-in for Peace” (Amsterdam Hilton), the hotel where Led Zeppelin chucked TVs out windows (the now de-balconied Hyatt Riot House, pictured, on West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip) and the place where David Bowie lived in Berlin while recording “Low” and “Heroes” (Hotel Ellington). One obvious clunker: The Hotel Rival in Sweden, which is owned by Benny Anderson of ABBA fame. I’ve heard “Dancing Queen.” I’ve seen “Mamma Mia.” ABBA ain’t rock.

Others hotels I think could have made the list but didn’t: Kate’s Lazy Meadow Motel in Mt. Termper, New York, whose proprietor is B-52’s singer Kate Pierson, and The Clarence Hotel in Dublin, which is owned by Bono and the Edge from U2. I will be in Dublin later this month, and I plan to stop in to see if The Clarence deserved a spot on the Guardian’s list. 

Tags: Hotels, Europe, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, North America, United States, California, New York, News and Briefs


1 Comment for The World’s Most Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotels: From the Amsterdam Hilton to the Chateau Marmont

Tim 11.11.07 | 12:21 AM ET

I saw you linked to your review of Chris Epting’s last book there at the end. Here’s a fun article he wrote about where rock stars have spent their last night on earth: [url=“http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0907/epting.html
“]Let’s Spend the Night Together[/url].

Real rock stars too. We’re not talking about any stinkin’ Abba.

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