“If these walls could talk” is the phrase that springs to mind when used in reference to the hotels listed below.
They are the places where rock stars have got up to all kinds of shenanigans, including motorcycling along corridors and throwing TV’s out of bedroom windows.
Below is a pick of the world’s most Rock ‘n’ Roll hotels.
Yoko and John Lennon gave peace a chance during a week-long ‘bed in’ at the Amsterdam Hilton, during March 1969. Photo / Getty
Michael Jackson and son on the balcony of his $40000 suite at the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Photo / Getty
3. Go wild where Jacko went wacko
Kempinski Adlon, Berlin
Occupants of the Royal Suite get a view of the Brandenburg Gate. In 2002, Michael Jackson famously dangled his nine- month-old son over the suite’s balcony to show his fans.
From NZ$570 (the Royal Suite from NZ$43350), kempinski.com
4. Take a throne at Jay Z’s hotel
Mercer Hotel, New York
In 2011 rappers Jay Z and Kanye West took over the second floor of this SoHo hotel while recording their joint album Watch The Throne.
Country star Gram Parsons put this desert motel on the map in 1973 when he died of a drug overdose in room 8 – there’s a guitar-shaped memorial to him in the courtyard. Donovan stays in room 11.
The Beatles stayed here in January 1964 and, when news that I Want To Hold Your Hand had topped the US charts, the Fab Four celebrated with a pillow fight. From NZ$2000, fourseasons.com/paris
9. You can check out any time you like but…
Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles
The Eagles’ Hotel California was not about a specific establishment but the album cover featured the Beverly Hills Hotel – and the publicity helped the venue triple its bookings.
Roll up, Roll up: The Beatles George Harrison (Left) and John Lennon (right), with Mike Love of the Beach Boys, in New Dehli. Photo / Getty
10. Roll up for a magical mystery tour
Oberoi, New Delhi
En route to London from Manila in 1966, The Beatles stopped in Delhi to buy musical instruments from Rikhi Ram in Connaught Circus. Music tutors then visited them in the Oberoi’s suite 438 to give them sitar lessons.
Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music.
Creative Director at McCartney Studios
Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times
Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik
President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc.
Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel
Lives in Playa del Rey
From Kassel, Germany
Married to Ruth McCartney
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