Bill Clinton

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong pairs old-world polish with sweeping Victoria Harbour views and some of the city's most celebrated dining. Nicole Kidman is among the stars who have checked into this landmark address, giving its discreet glamour genuine Hollywood pedigree.

Bill Clinton stayed at The Oberoi Rajvilas in 2000, adding a presidential chapter to this Jaipur retreat. Beyond its fort-like entrance, 32 acres of gardens, reflection pools and quiet courtyards offer a softer pace than the city's busy bazaars. Rooms, villas and tented accommodation draw on Rajasthan's royal traditions, while the restaurants range from regional cooking to international dishes. It is an appealing address for travellers who want Jaipur's palaces and markets by day, then space and stillness to return to.

The Randolph has welcomed Oxford visitors on Beaumont Street since the Victorian era, with Gothic arches, stained glass and the intimate Morse Bar setting its scholarly mood. The Independent records that Bill Clinton stayed in the presidential suite, while Cherwell later photographed him leaving the same hotel during a 2014 family visit. Now operated as a Graduate by Hilton, the landmark keeps its historic character without turning a documented presidential connection into folklore.

Sofitel Lyon Bellecour rises beside the Rhône, its upper-floor restaurant turning Lyon's rooftops into part of dinner and its rooms keeping the city close. Bill Clinton stayed here during the 1996 G7 summit; Le Progrès identifies the exact hotel, while the official presidential record places his press exchanges inside the Sofitel. The building became a temporary American headquarters, giving this polished five-star address a rare chapter where international history unfolded behind the lobby doors.

The Shilla Jeju looks across Jungmun's subtropical coast, pairing terracotta roofs, palm-filled gardens and warm pools with the formality of a grand resort. On 16 April 1996, Bill Clinton met South Korean president Kim Young-sam here for a summit and press conference, an exact event preserved in White House records and contemporaneous Korean reporting. The scene gives the five-star hotel a rare kind of celebrity history: not gossip, but diplomacy unfolding above the sea.

Bill Clinton stayed at New World Saigon during a visit to Vietnam, adding a presidential chapter to this city-centre address. For today's traveller, the appeal is practical as well as storied: modern rooms near Ben Thanh Metro Station, with the city centre close at hand. Black Vinegar serves contemporary Cantonese dishes, while the outdoor pool and Splash Pool Bar offer a slower afternoon. This is a substantial city hotel rather than a hidden boutique retreat, suited to travellers who want a well-connected base between sightseeing, shopping and dinner.

Bill and Hillary Clinton chose Belfast's Europa Hotel despite advice from the White House to stay elsewhere. The decision added a presidential chapter to a property already woven into the city's modern history. Today, its central address and landmark status give a stay a sense of being close to the action—a grand Belfast base with stories in almost every room.

Facing Lille Lungegardsvannet in central Bergen, Hotel Norge carries a name first used here in 1885 through a full 2018 reinvention. Bill Clinton stayed at the hotel during his May 2007 speaking visit: he spent the morning inside, emerged with his golf clubs and returned before addressing Grieghallen. A later interview with the hotel director confirmed the presidential stay and the exceptional Secret Service preparations behind it.

Bill Clinton was a frequent guest of the Fairmont San Francisco, adding a presidential name to the hotel's long roll call of public figures. The choice makes sense: high on Nob Hill, the property combines discretion with one of the city's grandest outlooks. Its marble lobby and storied suites preserve the mood of a classic American hotel built for important arrivals.

Bill Clinton is among Dom Pedro Lisboa's past overnight guests; the hotel also hosted his meeting with Ehud Barak in June 2000. That diplomatic history belongs to a practical Lisbon address in Amoreiras, with upper-floor river-view rooms looking towards the Tagus. Now a member of Radisson Individuals, the hotel pairs a heated indoor pool and Spa Aquae with Portuguese cooking at Le Café and Italian dishes at Il Gattopardo. The nearby Amoreiras shopping centre adds an easy option between sightseeing trips, while the elevated outlook is a good reason to linger upstairs.

Bill Clinton's stay gave Hilton Auckland a memorable guest story: chef Luke Mangan recalled becoming unexpectedly tongue-tied when he finally met the former president after dinner. The setting is distinctive too, a white, ship-like hotel at the end of Princes Wharf. Balconies bring the harbour close, while FISH serves seasonal New Zealand seafood and Bellini is a place for cocktails beside the water. Downtown is within walking distance, but the position gives a stay here a waterfront character quite different from a conventional city hotel.