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Besides being world-famous stars whose main field is entertainment industry, there are celebs who are also very successful at some other businesses. While most Hollywood A-listers have a habit of buying luxury cars and big mansions, there are those who like to invest in hotels as well. Here are some of the best hotels owned by celebrities.
The legendary actor owns the stylish The Greenwich Hotel located in the district of Tribeca in New York. The hotel has 88 individually decorated rooms, with cultural influences like Tibetan rugs, Swedish beds and Moroccan tiles. It also features an Asian Shubui Spa with a 250-year-old Japanese bamboo house, gorgeous pool and Locanda Verde, one of the best Italian restaurants in New York.
The Big Sleep Hotel, owned by John Malkovich, is situated in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom. This hotel was considered to be the first design hotel in UK for budget travelers. It was opened in 1999 and has a 50 bed capacity. The hotel features spacious bedrooms fitted with Wi-Fi connectivity, flat screen TVs, broadband access, and complementary tea among other facilities. The accommodation is affordable and is ideal for budget travelers.
The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star grew up in British Columbia and has since maintained his roots there, especially since he opened the Terrace Beach Resort in Ucluelet, British Columbia. The small retreat is made up of cabins and suites laid out like a 1920s fishing village.
Clint Eastwood bought Mission Ranch Hotel in Carmel, California back in 1986 to save the property from becoming a condo complex. The ranch has 10 buildings and 31 hotel rooms. The hotel is famous for its American cuisine and the Piano Bar. It is ideal for romantic getaways, corporate dinners, family holidays and weddings. It has a fitness club and tennis court where guests can come and have fun as they stay in the hotel.
With Gaia Retreat and Spa, Olivia Newton John has created a relaxing getaway that focuses on meditation, art and yoga. She co-owns this property with a close friend. The tranquil retreat is located on 25 acres in Australia’s Byron Bay and has 19 rooms.
In 2006, Hugh Jackman opened Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat. Located on Queensland’s Gold Coast, it offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy wellness with fitness classes, a fully equipped gym with trainers, 2 infinity-edge pools, a yoga deck, holistic counseling and nutritionists. Gwinganna’s accommodation is a mix of restored Heritage cottages, Orchard Suites, and more private Spa and Signature Villas offering luxury features like plunge pools, hot tubs and private steam rooms. All meals are certified organic (many ingredients come from the retreat’s own garden).
Elizabeth Hurley owns No. 11 Cadogan Gardens. It is a luxury boutique hotel in London’s fashionable Knightsbridge neighborhood. It has 54 rooms and a perfect location. It is situated near shopping Mecca Harrods, beautiful Hyde Park and the River Thames.
Bedford Post Inn is an eight-room luxury inn in upstate New York, owned by Richard Gere. It was restored from a historic 1860s property. Gere and his wife transformed the space into one of New York State’s most intimate boutique hotels in 2007. Designed by Richard’s wife Carey Lowell, Bedford Post Inn is romantic and stylish, with nice room amenities such as claw-foot bathtubs, Frette linens and working fireplaces. There are eight luxury rooms.
Sundance Resort in Utah is the largest resort hotel owned by a celebrity. Robert Redford purchased the ski resort in 1969 with a dream of creating a place for arts appreciation and environmental conservation. This green resort is now home to eco-friendly cottages and homes tucked into the mountains. It sits on a 6,000 acre piece of land complete with a ski resort area. The resort has 92 rustic rooms and mountain homes set in the mountainside. All the mountain homes are equipped with private chefs and butlers. Sundance Resort also offers mountain biking, art classes, horse riding, water rafting and skiing.
Talented people with great style and taste and organize the very best hotels that can meet the most demanding taste with their exquisite features. I am not surprised that the actors mentioned in this article own the best hotels. I didn’t expect from them anything else, but great taste and highly met expectations of their visitors. I wished I were able to stay in one of these hotels. Still, I bet too expensive for me.
Hmm, having a hotel of your own that sounds cool, I remember a long time ago it was in vogue to have a restaurant of your own, and I heard that Sting with Sylvester Stallone have one of the most expensive and at the same time tastiest places in the entire world, but I never heard of celebrities having their own hotels, hmm, busted while lying, I remember a few years ago I was in Turkey and visited a hotel owned by Mariah Carey and Richard Gere, the name of the hotel was “Granada Luxury and Spa”, well I am not sure whether it was their hotel for sure, or it was just a simple rumor, but I do know for sure that I have really enjoyed the atmosphere in it, as it was built looking same as the Titanic looked from inside. It was captivating to feel myself a part of it.
I think most of all I would love to visit Hugh Jackman’s hotel, mm not that the other hotels look not that good to me, but it is because all ever since I saw Hugh in the first movie, I realized that I just love him, he looks awesome, and his smile is able to declare war, as well as make piece in the entire world, what can be possibly better than a handsome guy with a charismatic smile?