THE NEW HOSPITALITY

Hotels with true rockstar credentials By MAX WOOLDRIDGE

MAX WOOLDRIDGE checks into the world’s most rock’n’roll hotels Max Wooldridge入住全球多家最具搖滾氣息的酒店

MUSICIANS SPEND SO much of their lives on the road. That means they need a place to crash, whether they’re in a major world city or the backwoods. Discovery salutes the best hotels around the world that have hosted memorable visits from rock stars and music legends. So check into wild hedonism and bad behaviour, band-inspired places to stay and hotels immortalised in song.

音樂人經常穿州過省或到海外，演出 一年到晚花很多時間在旅途上。無論來到國際大都會，還是美的國 偏遠鎮小 ，找總要 個地方住宿。《Discovery》為你介紹全球各地多家曾經有搖滾巨星或樂壇名人入住的一流酒店，裡面有讓你縱情任性的享樂設施，也令你記起這些住客當年的。劣行 此外，還有以著名樂隊為主題，或在歌曲中千古傳的誦 酒店。

HARD DAYS NIGHT HOTEL, LIVERPOOL ( ABOVE)

The Beatles-inspired Hard Days Night Hotel is located next to the rebuilt Cavern Club where the Fab Four (above) first rose to fame. All rooms are individually decorated with specially commissioned Beatles artwork and memorabilia. There’s Blakes restaurant, named after pop artist Sir Peter Blake, who designed the iconic Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sleeve. The all-white Lennon Suite features a grand piano (top) – a copy of the one in the Imagine video – while the McCartney Suite showcases a suit of armour, a nod to Sir Paul’s knighthood. Beatlemaniacs tying the knot can book the Two of Us wedding suite, named for the opening track on The Beatles’ final album, Let It Be. harddaysnighthotel.com

利物浦， HARD DAYS NIGHT HOTEL酒店 (上圖)

Hard Days Night Hotel酒店以披頭四樂隊為題材，位於經過重建的夜店Cavern Club旁邊，這家夜店就是當年樂隊（上圖）嶄露頭角的。地方 酒店內每個房間的佈置都不同，裡面陳設了特別委約創作的藝術品及紀，念品全都與披頭四有關。此外，酒店的餐廳名叫Blakes，來自普普藝術家Peter Blake爵的士 姓氏，方就是設計著名的《Sgt Pepper’sLonely Hearts Club Band》唱片封套的。白人全 色的Lennon Suite套房內有一座白的色 三角鋼琴（最上圖） ，與〈Imagine〉這首歌的音樂錄像內那座一模一樣。至於McCartney Suite套房內則陳列了一套盔甲，向Paul McCartney獲冊封為爵的士 成就致意。至於共諧連理的披頭樂迷，則可入住Two of Us婚禮套房，這名稱來自披頭四最後一張專輯《Let It Be》內的第一首歌。harddaysnighthotel.com

THE CHELSEA HOTEL, NEW YORK (LEFT)

In the 1960s and ’70s, this Manhattan hotel was the headquarters for rock’s elite, attracting musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Patti Smith (left, with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe). The hotel has inspired songs including Joni Mitchell’s Chelsea Morning, Jefferson Airplane’s Third Week in the Chelsea and Nico and Lou Reed’s Chelsea Girls. Bob Dylan also paid tribute to it in Sara, as did Leonard Cohen in Chelsea Hotel No 2, which recounts a meeting with Janis Joplin. Madonna once lived in Room 822, which she revisited with photographer Steven Meisel for her book Sex. The hotel is currently being renovated and is due to reopen early next year.

HOTEL ADLON KEMPINSKI, BERLIN (LEFT)

Built in 1907, Hotel Adlon was a favourite among Europe’s upper crust until it was flattened in the closing days of the Second World War. The current hotel was rebuilt in 1997 in the original style, commanding a superb Berlin location and prime views of the Brandenburg Gate – and the patronage of top-tier musicians. This included the late Michael Jackson (above right), who stayed in the presidential suite in November 2002. In a bizarre incident that cemented his Wacko Jacko status, the king of pop dangled his infant son, Prince Michael ‘Blanket’ Jackson II (now known as Bigi), over the balcony to show his fans. The incident made one of Europe’s most famous hotels even more famous. kempinski.com/en

柏林，阿德隆凱賓斯基酒店（左圖）

建於1907年的阿德隆凱賓斯基酒店一直深受歐洲富貴人家的喜愛，直至二次大戰差不多結束為止。目前的酒店是於1997年按原來的風格重建，位於柏少的黃金地段，既可望布見 蘭登堡門，還有不少頂尖的音樂人入住。其中一位就是已故的Michael Jackson（左上圖） ，方於2002年11月入住酒店的總統套房。居住期間方曾將尚在襁褓的兒子Prince Michael「Blanket」Jackson I I（現在名叫Bigi）抱出套房的露欄台 杆外給歌迷看，事件令方的外號Wacko Jacko（「瘋子積遜」）更深入民心。這件事也令這家歐洲知名度數一數二的更酒店 加出名。kempinski.com/zh-cn

紐約， THE CHELSEA HOTEL酒店（左圖）

這家位於曼克頓的酒店於1960及70年代是搖滾精英的至愛，曾經入住的音樂人有Jimi Hendrix、Iggy Pop、The Grateful Dead、Bob Dylan、Tom Waits與Patti Smith（左，圖 與攝影師Robert Mapplethorpe合照）等。這家酒店也是很多音樂人的靈感之源，成為不少歌曲的題材，其中括Joni Mitchell的〈Chelsea Morning〉、Jefferson Airplane的〈Third Week in the Chelsea〉及Nico與Lou Reed的〈Chelsea Girls〉等。Bob Dylan以〈Sa ra〉一曲向這家酒店致意，還有Leonard Cohen的〈Chelsea Hotel No.2〉回憶在酒店內與Janis Joplin相。遇Madonna亦曾在這裡的822號房居住，她後來與攝影師Steven Meisel重訪故地，為她的書刊《Sex》拍照。酒店目前進行全面翻新，將於明年初重開。

SANCTUM SOHO, LONDON (RIGHT)

This 30-room luxury hotel in London’s Soho district displays its rock credentials from the off, with a giant tribute to Jimi Hendrix realised in stained glass by reception. Billing itself as London’s first rock’n’roll boutique hotel, Sanctum Soho also features an in-house recording studio, a basement cinema and an open-air Jacuzzi in the middle of a 24hour rooftop bar. The brains behind the hotel all used to manage rock bands and record labels. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett (right) wrote the classic riff for Enter Sandman during a late-night jam in his room. Any guests wanting to emulate him can hire a guitar from reception. sanctumsoho.com

倫敦， SANCTUM SOHO酒店（右圖）

一踏進這家位於倫敦市中心、有30間客房的豪華酒店內，於接待處就可以看見向搖滾巨人Jimi Hendrix致敬的巨幅彩色玻璃畫。Sanctum Soho酒店將自己定位為倫敦首家搖滾精品酒店，設有自家的錄音室，地下室有電影院，天台有24小時開放的酒吧，中央設置了一座露天的按摩浴池。酒店的幕後主腦曾是搖滾樂隊和唱片公司的高層。美國重金屬樂隊Metallica的主音結他手Kirk Hammett（右圖）入住這裡時，曾於深夜在他的房間內與人玩音樂時寫下了〈Enter Sandman〉內經典的重覆樂段。客人若想學他一樣在房內玩音樂的話，可於接待處租用結他。sanctumsoho.com

THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL, LOS ANGELES ( ABOVE)

While The Eagles repeatedly state that Hotel California is not about any specific hotel, the building featured on the 1976 album sleeve most definitely is. It’s the elegant Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, which first opened its doors in 1912. For the album cover (above right), photographer David Alexander and designer John Kosh shot the setting sun behind the hotel. To get above the surrounding trees, they jumped into an 18-metre-tall cherry picker, swaying precariously over rush-hour traffic. Don Henley has said Hotel California reveals a sinister side of sunny LA: ‘It’s basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess, which is something we knew a lot about.’ dorchestercollection.com/the-beverly-hills-hotel

洛杉磯， THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL酒店（上圖）

雖然The Eagles樂隊一再強調，他們於1976年推出的名曲〈Hotel California〉所講的酒店純屬虛構，不過大碟封套上那座建築物卻是真實存在的Beverly Hills Hotel酒店，它位於Sunset Boulevard大道，風格典雅，於1912年開幕，歷史悠久。攝影師David Alexander與設計師John Kosh為唱片封套（右上圖）拍攝了一幅夕陽在Beverly Hills Hotel酒店後面落下的照片。為了避開酒店四周的大樹，兩人登上18米高、搖搖晃晃的升降台上，下面就是車水馬龍的大馬路。The Eagles的主音Don Henley曾說過，〈Hotel California〉揭露了充滿陽光氣息的洛杉磯邪惡的一面；他說：「這首歌基本上講的是美國夢的陰暗面，以及事事縱情放肆的心態，這都是我們非常熟悉的東西。」dorchestercollection.com/the-beverly-hills-hotel