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.

Carlton Cannes is Belle Époque glamour at its most cinematic, with domed towers, a private Croisette beach and Mediterranean light spilling across its salons. Jessica Chastain has stayed at the landmark during her Cannes years, joining a guest history that runs from Grace Kelly's royal romance to the festival's modern red-carpet stars.

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.