Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the best hotels in the world?
‘The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.’
George Bernard Shaw
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the best hotels in the world? Hotels of the Stars invites you through the gates of the most luxurious resorts on Earth, while allowing you to indulge in a little good old-fashioned scandal. In this beautiful book Tessa Williams explores the exclusive haunts of the stars, where literary and artistic history has been made.
Find out where cultural icons John Steinbeck, Greta Garbo and Salvador Dalí hung out. Discover where modern-day stars like Brad Pitt and Naomi Campbell have rested their heads. Read about the favourite hideaways of Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, JFK, and more. Hotels of the Stars allows you to luxuriate in the world’s greatest escapes without even having to leave your armchair.
With contributions from Richard E. Grant and Albert Roux, OBE, KFO.
Tessa Williams is an author and journalist who has written for Elle, Marie Claire and Vogue. While living in the South of France she wrote the very successful Cult Perfumes. Now based in Scotland, Williams divides her time between writing and working on her home fragrance range, The Elements.
Hotels of the Stars
Text copyright © Tessa Williams
Design and layout copyright © ROADS Publishing
Cover image: Chateau Marmont © AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images
Art direction by Alessio Avventuroso
Designed by Agenzia del Contemporaneo
Print manufactured and managed by Jellyfish Solutions
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ISBN 978-1-909399-98-3