Tom Cruise

Hassler Roma crowns the Spanish Steps with old-school Roman glamour, panoramic dining and the hush of a true grand hotel. Pierce Brosnan calls it one of the best hotels he has stayed in, a romantic landmark worthy of an actor forever associated with Bond-level polish.

The Greenwich Hotel feels less like a Manhattan landmark than a private Tribeca residence, with handmade interiors, a hidden courtyard and a subterranean Japanese-inspired pool. Jennifer Lawrence stayed in a sixth-floor suite for a summer weekend and later made the hotel such a familiar New York base that magazines joked she practically owned the place.

Tom Cruise rented an entire penthouse floor at Shangri-La Vancouver while working in the city in 2013, turning the top of the tower into a private production-era residence. The arrangement fits the hotel's strengths: height, discretion and broad views over Vancouver. Rooms feel removed from street level, while the central address keeps the city within immediate reach.

Tom Cruise stayed at The Grand Hotel while filming Mission: Impossible in Birmingham in 2021, turning the restored Church Street landmark into a temporary production base. The choice suited a hotel with the scale and privacy to absorb a major Hollywood arrival. Victorian architecture and contemporary rooms keep the experience tied to Birmingham rather than the anonymous luxury of a film-star hideaway.

Tom Cruise stayed at The Grand Hotel Birmingham while filming Mission: Impossible in 2021, bringing a major Hollywood production into the restored city landmark. The choice suited a hotel with the scale and privacy to become a temporary base between shoots. Victorian architecture, contemporary rooms and a central Church Street address give the stay a strong Birmingham identity rather than anonymous film-star luxury.

Barack Obama spent a night at The Leela Palace New Delhi, while Tom Cruise stayed in the Maharaja Suite and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have used the Presidential Suite. Few hotels possess a guest history with such immediate star power. The palace-like interiors and Diplomatic Enclave setting create a stay built around privacy, ceremony and the confidence of a property used to major arrivals.

Tom Cruise stayed at Qambathi Mountain Lodge for several months while working on Mission: Impossible, making the Drakensberg retreat a true production base rather than a fleeting celebrity stop. The long residence says much about its appeal: mountain quiet, generous privacy and a landscape dramatic enough to rival the film. It is a hideaway for settling in, not simply checking in.