Hooray for Dollywood
It’s a Parton Palace. Or you can try B52’s Catskills retreat or U2’s penthouse, suggests Sarah Turner
1 KATE’S KITSCH COTTAGES IN THE CATSKILLS
Kate’s Lazy Meadow in the Catskills has all the kitsch you’d expect from The B-52’s singer Kate Pierson. Near Woodstock in upstate New York, the site has nine cabins and three cottages. Sister property Kate’s Lazy Desert, near Palm Springs, features nine restored Airstreams.
From €200 a night. lazymeadow.com
2 JIM KERR KEEPS IT SIMPLE IN SICILY
Villa Angela, the boutique hotel in Taormina, Sicily, owned by Simple Minds star Jim Kerr, has spectacular views of Mount Etna. There are 27 rooms, many with their own terrace.
From €132 a night, including breakfast. hotelvillaangela.com
3 GLORIA’S GLORIOUS FLORIDA HIDEAWAY
Already the owner of the Cardozo Hotel in Miami, Gloria Estefan also has Costa d’Este hotel further up the Florida coastline at Vero Beach. The 94 rooms have a strong midcentury vibe, with a cream and white decor. A spa adds the glitz.
From €268 a night, room only. costadeste.com
4 FORGET HOLLYWOOD... HEAD FOR DOLLYWOOD
Not content with life as a musical legend and owner of theme park Dollywood, Dolly Parton has also opened the DreamMore Spa and Resort next door to the park in Tennessee. It’s a 307-room slice of Americana.
From €225 a night, room only. dollywood.com/resort
5 GO CAMPING WITH THE COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER
Just off Tennessee’s Highway 40 is country star Loretta Lynn’s Ranch campsite, where you can park your RV or stay in one of the 17 log cabins. You can also tour Loretta’s home and see all her awards at her Coal Miner’s Daughter Museum.
From €16 a night (tent camping) lorettalynnranch.net
6 RELAX AT OLIVIA’S VERY OWN XANADU
Singer Olivia Newton-John has found the perfect place to relax – she co-owns Gaia Retreat, near Byron Bay in New South Wales. Yoga and meditation are on the menu.
From €305pp a night. gaiaretreat.com.au
7 U2 CAN STAY IN THIS DUBLIN LEGEND
U2 stars Bono and The Edge bought The Clarence in 1992 because they didn’t want to lose a famous Dublin watering hole. Now touring bands battle over who gets to stay in the two-storey penthouse with its own bar and grand piano.
From €132 a night, including a drink in the bar. theclarence.ie
8 WILL YOU STRIKE ABBA GOLD IN BENNY’S HOTEL?
Abba’s Benny Andersson opened his Stockholm Hotel Rival in 2003. The Art Deco building contains a bakery and restaurant as well as a theatre. Rifle through the CDs in each room and you may find an Abba Gold disc.
From €173 a night, including breakfast. rival.se/en
9 ...OR HEAD TO BJORN’S HIT IN THE CITY INSTEAD?
For a different Abba experience in Stockholm, head to the Pop House Hotel, owned by Benny’s bandmate Bjorn Ulvaeus. There’s a Gold room celebrating the Swedish Fab Four’s most famous album. From €146 a night, including breakfast. pophouse.se
10 A JAMMIN SESSION IN MARLEY’S MANSION
A former governor’s mansion, bought by Bob Marley in 1976 and still owned by his family, the Marley Resort & Spa in Bahamas has grown to include 16 rooms, all named after his songs. From €319 a night, room only. marleyresort.com