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11.9.07

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

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.

Photo via Wikipedia Commons.

Posted by Michael Yessis • 11.9.07
Categories: Weblog • California • Holland • Hotels • Ireland • Music • New York • Sweden • United States

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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: <a href="http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0907/epting.html
“>Let’s Spend the Night Together</a>.

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

By on 11.10.07 at 08:21 PM