Cher arrived at Faena New York for a courtyard roller-disco celebration, debuting her Cherlato truck as the party moved through the hotel's lounges and open-air spaces. It was an appropriately playful first chapter for a property built around colour, performance and spectacle. The result is New York luxury with a sense of theatre—polished, social and never too self-serious.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel transforms a Gilded Age NoMad mansion into a richly patterned retreat filled with Murano glass, velvet and playful art. Sarah Jessica Parker christened its grand opening by pouring champagne over a towering display inside Café Carmellini—a suitably theatrical welcome for one of Manhattan’s most glamorous new addresses. Beyond the spectacle, discreet butler service, jewel-box rooms and the intimate Portrait Bar give The Fifth the feeling of a private residence designed for stylish city nights.
Location is the defining pleasure at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, set in central Los Angeles. The hotel offers an unfussy well-placed base with Los Angeles close at hand.
The Times Square EDITION creates an improbably serene refuge above Manhattan’s brightest crossroads, moving from a living-wall reception to hushed rooms, leafy terraces and a cabaret after dark. Kendall Jenner joined its 2019 opening night, when the polished interiors gave way to a fashion-heavy crowd and a midnight performance by Diana Ross. It is a fitting connection for a hotel that turns Times Square’s spectacle into something more controlled: energetic when desired, private the moment the doors close.
Santa Monica Proper Hotel blends Kelly Wearstler’s richly layered interiors with a rooftop pool, coastal light and an easy rhythm just blocks from the Pacific. Halle Berry joined Christina Aguilera here for the 2025 Bare It All gathering, bringing candid conversation and modern star power to an intimate hotel event. The result feels distinctly Los Angeles: design-led, wellness-minded and glamorous without losing the relaxed pull of a beachside escape.
Madonna arrived at The Manner for Off-White's New York Fashion Week after-party, moving through its lounges, rooftop and guest-room floor with her entourage. The event gave the hotel an instant dose of pop-culture electricity before its public debut. Lacquered rooms, jewel-box spaces and a private-residence mood make it feel less like a conventional SoHo hotel than a well-connected house.
Barack Obama and the US delegation selected the New York Palace for their 2015 visit, bringing presidential security and ceremony to its Madison Avenue courtyard. The choice reinforced the hotel's role as a grand Manhattan address capable of handling high-profile arrivals without losing its sense of calm. Historic architecture and modern towers give the property a distinctly New York form of glamour.
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.
Casa Del Mar brings old Hollywood to the Santa Monica shoreline, pairing its landmark Italian Renaissance façade with Pacific views, polished rooms and a lobby made for discreet arrivals. Brad Pitt has visited the hotel for both a film press engagement and a private gathering, giving its beachside glamour a genuine screen-star connection. The appeal is timeless: oceanfront sunsets, hushed service and enough privacy to make Los Angeles feel far away.
Chateau Marmont hides Old Hollywood behind Gothic turrets, private bungalows and a shadowed courtyard. Sofia Coppola knew it first through childhood stays, later lived here for two weeks during Lost in Translation's promotion and transformed that intimate familiarity into the atmosphere of Somewhere.
The Maybourne Beverly Hills brings European polish to the heart of Los Angeles, with art-filled rooms, a serene garden terrace and a rooftop pool above the city’s palms. Ariana Grande arrived here for the 2024 Golden Globes First-Time Nominee Luncheon, giving the hotel a fitting dose of modern awards-season glamour. Steps from Rodeo Drive, it feels composed rather than showy—a refined base for spa mornings, terrace lunches and evenings under the Beverly Hills lights.
Britney Spears has stayed in the Crockfords tower at Resorts World, bringing a pop icon into the hotel's most private corner of the Las Vegas Strip. A separate entrance, discreet check-in and spacious rooms create distance from the resort's casino and nightlife. The appeal is that contrast: the full spectacle of Vegas downstairs, with a quieter and more controlled world waiting above.
The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort pairs a private sweep of Atlantic shoreline with glassy oceanfront rooms, polished butler service and the boutiques of Bal Harbour just across Collins Avenue. Sofia Vergara stayed here with Joe Manganiello during a Miami weekend, while the resort’s discreet Presidential Suite has also been linked to her by luxury-travel reporting. The mood is unmistakably starry: balcony breakfasts, palm-framed pools and quiet evenings above the surf.
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