5 HOTELS YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE OWNED BY CELEBS

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU MIGHT BUMP INTO AT THESE HOTELS OWNED BY STARS

NOBU MARBELLA, SPAIN WHO: ROBERT DE NIRO

The Nobu brand is wellrespected in the restaurant world and its co-owner, Robert De Niro, already knows what he’s doing in the accommodation business. He owns the Greenwich Hotel in New York and The Covent Garden in London. The new Nobu Marbella combines an exceptional eye for detail, stunning interior design and Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s amazing modern cuisine. Seems the actor has incredible taste! TO GO: nobuhotels.com/ marbella

BLACKADORE CAYE, BELIZE WHO: LEONARDO DICAPRIO

As if Leonardo Dicaprio’s ecowarrior credentials were not already well established, his latest venture sees him creating the world’s first truly environmental development on Blackadore Caye, a small island in the Caribbean Sea. The island has been restored from the brink of environmental disaster and will become a high-end, eco-friendly resort. Expect it to open sometime in 2019. TO GO: restorative islands.com/ blackadore-caye

THE CLARENCE, DUBLIN, IRELAND WHO: BONO AND THE EDGE FROM U2

It does seem like Bono and The Edge found what they were looking for when they purchased and renovated the once rundown Clarence Hotel in Dublin’s central Temple Bar District. The pair oversaw the renovation of the building into a stately, luxury hotel with an award-winning restaurant and bar. The proposed U2 Visitor Centre and Exhibition space is

under construction. TO GO: THECLAR ENCE.IE

BEDFORD POST INN, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY WHO: RICHARD GERE

Want a good chance of seeing the star of Pretty Woman? Head an hour’s drive north from Manhattan and book into the Bedford Post Inn. Gere is part-owner of this chateau featuring eight luxury rooms, two organic restaurants and a yoga studio. The rooms are cozy in an old-world fashion and feature inviting fireplaces and breezy terraces overlooking the wooded property. And as expected from a classy celeb, it comes with all the mod cons of a five-star hotel. TO GO: bedfordpostinn.com

HOTEL RIVAL, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN WHO: BENNY ANDERSSON, ABBA

This stylish art deco hotel is the passion project of ABBA songwriter Benny Andersson. The hotel’s vision is to be welcoming and friendly with the kind of first-name hospitality that keeps people coming back. Besides the sweeping views of Stockholm, the hotel also features a café, cocktail bar and theatre and, if you’re lucky, a picture of Abba in your room! TO GO: rival.se/en