These Movie-themed Hotels Will Bring Your Favorite Fantasy to Life
These hotels will transport you to another world.
Hotels play a starring role in many movies. There's the creepy empty mountain lodge in "The Shining;" the rich and slightly corporate Park Hyatt Tokyo in "Lost in Translation;" the luxurious Beverly Wilshire Hotel with its wood panels, chandeliers, and Whirlpool tub in "Pretty Woman;" the imaginary pink castle filled with purple-uniformed staff in "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Hotels can bring a big variety of settings and moods, from spooky to extravagant to quirky. They also have a unique opportunity to create a scene by designing decor to transport guests to a different place.
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For a few hotels, that different place they transport guests to is a movie set. They're either capitalizing on their connection to movies filmed on their premises, or they're creating theme rooms to help guests feel like they are characters in their favorite films. Many hotels are offering special packages to replicate as much of the movie experience as they can, or are redoing all of their decor to match specific films.
Here are some of our favorites.
'The Wizard of Oz': Roxbury Motel in Catskills, New York
The quirky Roxbury Motel in upstate New York has a variety of movie and TV-themed rooms. For "The Wizard of Oz" fans, there is a room with a long yellow-brick road, all emerald decor, and curled-up witch feet on the bed. There is also a giant poppy-themed bathroom with a two-person soaking tub with dual showerheads.
'Star Trek': The Curtis in Denver, Colorado
At The Curtis Denver, try a room fit for the most devoted Trekkies. The decor is made to match the USS Enterprise and has life-size cutouts and art so you can feel like you're sharing the room with some of the franchise's characters.
Hotel Palomar in Beverly Hills, California
The Hotel Palomar is filled with decor to honor the film industry. The guestrooms have Fuji film pillows, black-and-white murals, current issues of The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, plus film-themed books. When you walk into the hotel, you will pass a circular fireplace that looks like a camera lens, sculptural light fixtures evocative of paparazzi flashing lights, and a soundstage ceiling rigged with truss and pipe. The hotel's restaurant, Double Take, features cocktails inspired by cult-classic movies filmed in Los Angeles.
'Spongebob SquarePants': Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
If you or your kids are fans of "SpongeBob SquarePants," you may want to check out The Pineapple Villa at Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, which is made to look like the Bikini Bottom home under the sea. The two-bedroom, three-bath suite has indoor and outdoor living areas, including a garden, patio, infinity pool, and private butlers.
'Star Trek': Roxbury Motel in Catskills, New York
This two-level suite at The Roxbury takes guests to another galaxy. It is inspired by the "Star Trek" franchise and makes you feel like you are on the USS Enterprise. The suite has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a living room, and features space-age decor with a ceiling that lights up like the galaxy and shooting stars that make the room feel like it's going through space.
'Dolphin Tale': Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach in Clearwater, Florida
For fans of Winter the dolphin from the movies "Dolphin Tale" and "Dolphin Tale 2," this room at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach is for you. The rooms have bunk beds for the kids and are decorated with pictures of dolphins. While staying at the hotel, you can the nearby Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which was the real-life Winter's home until her death in 2021 (and which still boasts an impressive dolphin exhibit). A portion of the proceeds from each night in these rooms is donated to the aquarium's rescue, rehab, and release efforts.
'Pretty Woman': Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California
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Relive the classic romantic comedy "Pretty Woman" with your own fairy-tale experience at the Beverly Wilshire — no over-the-knee boots required. Included in the hotel's "Pretty Woman For a Day" package is a behind-the-scenes tour of Rodeo Drive with a personal wardrobe consultant and stylist, dinner for two in your suite, a couples massage, and a bath with aromatherapy oils. Round-trip transportation in a Mercedes sedan is included.
'Harry Potter': Georgian House in London
Harry Potter fans can get the full wizard experience by staying in these specially designed rooms at Georgian House. To reach the hotel's "Wizard Chambers" and "Enchanted Chambers," guests pass through a hidden bookcase door and travel down a portrait-lined passageway bathed in candlelight. Each room has stained-glass windows, stone walls, archways, trunks, cauldrons, four-poster beds hung with velvet curtains, and wood-burning stoves.
'Amadeus': Roxbury Motel in Catskills, New York
This suite at The Roxbury is inspired by the film "Amadeus." It covers two levels with two bedrooms and two bathrooms and a living room and features Austrian crystal chandeliers and gold-leaf accents.
'Alice in Wonderland': Wonderland House in Brighton, United Kingdom
Take a trip through the looking glass at this "Alice in Wonderland"-themed hotel on England's coast. Each room has a different theme, from Queen of Hearts to Flamingo Dreams with flamingos that can be used as croquet mallets. You can also plan a special Madhatter's Tea Party with costumes, silly hats, and tea.
'Pirates of the Caribbean': Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California
You'll feel like you are sleeping in Captain Jack Sparrow's quarters in this suite at the Disneyland Hotel. To enter, ring a doorbell that plays, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." Once inside, you will be surrounded by antique rugs, hardwood floors, and wooden beams overhead. There is also a four-post bed and pirate-themed decorations covering the walls.
'Star Wars': Hotel Pelirocco in Brighton, United Kingdom
Learn the true power of the dark side in this room styled to look like Darth Vader's chambers. It has bunk beds and is filled with "Star Wars"-styled decorations, including a Darth Vader costume, lightsaber, and authentic memorabilia.
'Indiana Jones': Roxbury Motel in Catskills, New York
As the famous professor of archaeology once said, while X never, ever marks the spot, there is plenty of treasure to find in this three-bedroom suite inspired by "Indiana Jones" at The Roxbury. It includes the Cleopatra bathroom with Egyptian decor, plus a 400-gallon saltwater aquarium. The living room has secret passageways and actual hidden treasure.
Wes Anderson Inspired Private Apartment in Portland, Oregon
Step into the quirky world of Wes Anderson movies from "Fantastic Mr. Fox" to "The Royal Tenenbaums" with this themed house on Airbnb. It occupies the basement of an 1890s Craftsman house and is decorated with unique portraits and bookcases filled with eclectic knickknacks.
'Lord of the Rings': The Shire of Montana in Trout Creek, Montana
Take a trip to Hobbiton by staying in this cabin styled after a "Lord of the Rings" hobbit house, available to rent on VRBO. The inside has a rustic design made to make you feel like you are part of the Hobbits' world. Surrounding the home is a village that comes to life at night with the magical display of lights, from the cavalcade of mushrooms that line Hobbit Lane to a lit mural of an elven village.
'I Dream of Jeannie': Roxbury Motel in Catskills, New York
Check out the themed room at The Roxbury styled after "I Dream of Jeannie." Attached to the two-bedroom suite is a "bottle bathroom," where you can take a bath inside of a giant genie bottle. The bathtub is a 70-gallon Japanese soaking tub.
'Dirty Dancing': Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, Virginia
Spend a weekend at the resort where “Dirty Dancing" was filmed — summer romance not included. The Mountain Lake Lodge, the stand-in for the film’s Kellerman's Mountain House, has special “Dirty Dancing”-themed weekends on select dates where guests get an all-inclusive stay in addition to group dance lessons, a costumed dance party, and a special movie scavenger hunt.
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