Is there anyone who is not jealous of James Bonds passport, it would seem majestic hotels were built purely for him.
With this in mind and for those looking to travel in the great ones foot steps we put this short hit list together of some of Mr Bonds greatest haunts – enjoy
Remember, if you wish to stay at any of them you don’t have to call ‘M’ to make it happen
GRAND HOTEL A VILLA FELTRINELLI
D. H. Lawrence stayed here in 1912 and 1913 and deemed it "one of the most beautiful places on earth." The Liberty-style villa was built in 1892 and was converted into a 21-room hotel in 2001. It quickly moved into the top echelons as one of the world's finest hotels. Its air of exclusivity appeals to an elite clientele, it was even used in the final scene of James Bonds Casino Royale
Closed mid-October through mid-April.
HOTEL ATLANTIC KEMPINSKI, HAMBURG
The Hotel Atlantic Kempinski was the location of Pierce Brosnan's death-defying rooftop climb from the Atlantic Suite to the globe on the roof after killing Dr Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. Get into bed with Bond by staying in the Atlantic Suite also known as the 'James Bond Suite' (do you see what they did there?). A-listers such as Madonna, Michael Jackson and Cher have also stayed in the luxurious room.
This Las Vegas landmark was used as the Whyte House casino in Diamonds Are Forever. At the time of release in 1971 the hotel was one of the biggest, best and most famous hotels in the world with over 3,000 rooms. It was thrust into the spotlight even before Sean Connery and the rest of the Bond crew descended, when Elvis chose the resort for his comeback in the late 1960s.
This exquisite luxurious and romantic hotel sits on the water in the middle of Lake Pichola in India and was the setting for Octopussy. The beauty of the white marble palace must surely have had a part to play in the blossoming love between Roger Moore and his leading lady, Maud Adams.
The Fontainbleau became a part of cinematic history the moment fans saw the glorious aerial shot of the hotel that directly follows the opening credits of Goldfinger. The stylish resort played host to oodles of James Bond action. It's where Sean Connery gets the heads-up about Auric Goldfinger from Felix Leiter and the ill-fated Jill Masterson gets a gold makeover from Oddjob. The Fontainbleau reopens this autumn after a $1 billion dollar makeover.
Ian Flemming penned all 14 James Bond books in Jamaica and the Caribbean island is the setting for Roger Moore's first outing as the dashing MI6 agent. Now the Couples Sans Souci resort is a breathtaking all-inclusive haven nestled in the tropical greenery of the Caribbean island.
Blonde Bond, Daniel Craig, moored his yacht outside the devastatingly lavish Hotel Cipriani in Casino Royale. The spectacular hotel is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary and offering some decadent treats such as 24-carat-gold beauty treatments and a 'Golden Cip' Cocktail - a mix of Champagne, wild berries and gold leaf. You may need to re-mortgage the house to stay there, but we reckon it'll be worth it!
PALICIO ESTORILL HOTEL, PORTUGAL
Poor old George Lazenby only got to play James Bond once, but when he did he had the privilege of staying at the exclusive Palicio Estorill Hotel. During World War II, the hotel was a meeting place for British and German spies and this unique history inspired the director, Peter R Hunt, to film On Her Majesty's Secret Service at the charming location.
The Hotel Cala di Volpe is known as one of the most expensive hotels in the world; a night in the presidential suite will set you back £8,000, but with a license to kill, money was no object for James Bond. This playground for the rich and famous was the backdrop for The Spy Who Loved Me, and now celebrities such as Heidi Klum and Denzel Washington flock there in their private jets and yachts.
GRAN HOTEL DE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO
This historic building in the heart of Mexico City was used for the interior of the El Presidente Hotel in License to Kill. The hotel is architecturally magnificent with the focal point being a gigantic Tiffany stain class window.
Now, we know we have mentioned Casino Royale twice, but it was so fantastically glamorous, we thought it would be wrong not to. In the film, The Grand Hotel Pupp was actually known as Hotel Splendide and was supposed to be in Montenegro, nevertheless it was at the bar of this prestigious hotel that when Bond was asked how he liked his Martini cocktail, he replied: 'Do I look as if I give a damn?' Classic!
It was here that James Bond (Sean Connery) defeated Auric Goldfinger on the famous and still remaining 18th Green in the 1964 film. It’s easy to imagine Goldfinger’s yellow Rolls-Royce sitting at the entrance of the club where the famous scene when Oddjob beheads a statue with his square-crown bowler hat was filmed. In 1997 James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) returned to Stoke Park for Tomorrow Never Dies as a location for 007’s hotel room, where Teri Hatcher met her untimely death as Paris Carver.
Stoke Poges itself is a popular location for many Bond film scenes because of its close proximity to Pinewood Studios, where the Bond films are still made today. In the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only starring Roger Moore as 007, James Bond’s wife Tracy is seen to be buried in the churchyard within the grounds of Stoke Park when Bond visits her grave in the opening of the film.
