From cinematic palazzos to sun-drenched resorts, these are the hotels that captured the spotlight on screen and the real places behind them.
Film and television have a unique ability to turn hotels into cultural landmarks. Sometimes these places are real, sometimes fictional, often a blend of both, but the result is the same: viewers want to know where they can experience the atmosphere for themselves. This curated guide brings together hotels seen on screen and explains the real locations behind them, from cinematic palazzos to resorts that became characters in their own right, many of which we also cover in our Hotel News section.
Film Locations
James Bond No Time To Die Matera Italy
In No Time To Die, James Bond arrives at the fictional Palazzo Lucareschi, a name created specifically for the film. While the hotel does not exist, the scenes were shot across Matera’s historic centre and the UNESCO listed Sassi, turning the city into one of the most searched film locations in recent years.
Read the full story behind the Bond hotel in Matera in this feature on TheHotelTrotter
Death on the Nile Egypt
Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Death on the Nile revived the glamour of grand travel, using opulent interiors and river side settings inspired by real historic hotels along the Nile. These properties echo the golden age of luxury hospitality that once defined travel in Egypt.
Discover whether the hotel from Death on the Nile really exists in this in depth article
Mamma Mia Here We Go Again Greece
The fictional Hotel Bella Donna captured hearts in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, but the hotel itself is a cinematic invention. Its spirit, however, lives on through real Greek locations and island hotels that embody the film’s carefree Mediterranean romance.
Explore the real places behind Hotel Bella Donna in this guide
Television Series
The White Lotus Season 2 Sicily Italy
Set on the Ionian coast, The White Lotus season two transformed a historic Sicilian hotel into one of television’s most talked about locations, sparking global curiosity and record high search interest.
See which hotel starred in The White Lotus season two in this article
The White Lotus Season 3 Koh Samui Thailand
For season three, the series travels to Thailand, with the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui setting the tone. Tropical villas, refined design and secluded landscapes continue the show’s tradition of turning luxury resorts into narrative anchors.
Step inside the White Lotus season three hotel in this feature
Hotel Costiera Positano Italy
Prime Video’s Hotel Costiera presents a fictional Amalfi Coast hotel that feels almost too precise to be invented. While the property does not exist under that name, the principal filming location is Villa TreVille in Positano, a cliffside estate once owned by Franco Zeffirelli and now operating as a discreet, design-led stay overlooking the sea.
Discover where Hotel Costiera was filmed and what to book instead in our full guide.
Bridgerton Regency Era Grandeur
With its romanticised vision of Regency England, Bridgerton relies on stately hotels and historic buildings to recreate its world of ballrooms and social rituals. One real hotel used as a filming location now offers guests a chance to stay inside that universe.
Discover the hotel featured among Bridgerton filming locations here
The Queen’s Gambit Europe and Beyond
Kino International appears as a hotel restaurant in Moscow in The Queen’s Gambit series
Throughout The Queen’s Gambit, hotels quietly frame Beth Harmon’s journey, with real properties across Europe providing understated interiors that define the series’ aesthetic.
Find out which hotels appeared in The Queen’s Gambit in this detailed guide
Hollywood Los Angeles
The famous entrance of the hotel in pink and green stripes
Netflix’s Hollywood revisits the golden age of cinema, drawing inspiration from real Los Angeles hotels tied to the film industry’s most influential decades.
Explore the hotel featured in Hollywood in this article
The Morning Show New York City
In The Morning Show, luxury New York hotels appear as discreet, polished settings for private conversations and power shifts behind the scenes of broadcast television.
Read about the hotel featured in The Morning Show here
Destination in Focus
Emily in Paris Rome Edition
As Emily in Paris expands its European narrative, Rome enters the frame, highlighting hotels that balance historic architecture with contemporary, fashion led appeal.
Discover the Rome hotel featured in Emily in Paris in this article
You can also discover here the Barcelona hotel featured in People We Meet on Vacation, where the film’s pivotal rooftop scene unfolds above the city skyline.
TheHotelTrotter.com is curated by greek journalist and fanatic hotel lover Eleni Stasinopoulou. With the eye of a fashion and lifestyle editor, Eleni hopes to inspire all connoisseurs of traveling, focusing on stylish hotel moments around the globe.
