Actor, screenwriter, director, entrepreneur, activist
1961
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
American
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George Clooney stayed at The Westin Valencia and returned repeatedly to dine at its Komori restaurant. The combination of a hotel stay and a favorite table gives the connection more personality than a simple guest-list mention. Behind a Modernist façade, gardens and spacious rooms create a calm city base, while the restaurant adds the sense of a place worth coming back to.
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Hotel de Russie slips a terraced secret garden between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps. Pablo Picasso lived here for three months in 1917 while working with Jean Cocteau on the first Cubist ballet, turning the Roman hotel into part of art history.
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George Clooney is among the stars who have stayed at the Soho Grand, alongside names such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Lindsay Lohan. The guest history suits a hotel built into the social life of downtown Manhattan. Loft-like rooms, low-lit public spaces and a SoHo address create a stay that feels urbane and private, but never detached from the fashion and nightlife outside.
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A rooftop pool and a private beach define the stay at SLS South Beach. Set in the heart of South Beach, it is an unfussy base with a strong connection to Miami.
George Clooney has been linked with a stay in the residence section of The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto during the city's film-festival season. The detail suits a property designed for privacy above the downtown crowds. Lake and skyline views give the rooms a sense of remove, while the central address keeps premieres and restaurants close—a useful balance when Toronto becomes a temporary capital of cinema.
George Clooney is among the guests associated with The Dylan Amsterdam, a canal-house hotel whose discretion is part of its appeal. Hidden behind a historic gateway on the Keizersgracht, the property feels more like a private address than a conventional city hotel. Courtyard calm and intimate rooms offer exactly the kind of understated luxury that allows a famous guest to blend into Amsterdam.
The Lowell feels more like an elegant Upper East Side residence than a conventional Manhattan hotel. Individually styled rooms, wood-burning fireplaces and discreet, deeply personal service create the polished privacy that has long drawn fashion royalty including Cindy Crawford.
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.