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The Fairmont Royal York
The Plaza, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
Toronto
New York
"We’ve built an igloo on our rooftop and doubled as the White House,” says Kolene Elliott, the property’s film concierge. See the hotel in films, including Chloe and HBO’s Grey Gardens. Spot celebrities such as Jackie Chan (The Tuxedo), Helen Mirren (RED) and Antonio Banderas (Take the Lead) in character in the hotel’s hallways.
This hotel was the backdrop for films as diverse as Arthur and Almost Famous. Since its 2008 reopening, it’s shown up in Sex and the City 2 and episodes of Gossip Girl and The Good Wife..
The star-studded hotel has hosted movie shoots with Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman), Tom Hanks (Sleepless in Seattle) and Robert Pattinson (Remember Me).
Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Catch Me If You Can.
LIGHTS. CAMERA. CONCIERGE!
It’s not unusual for a hotel to welcome celebrity guests, but sometimes the location itself plays a starring role. We went behind the scenes at screen-worthy Fairmont hotels, where you can recreate your favorite cinematic moments. BY MARK SLUTSKY
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Elliott says that during the filming of RED, John Malkovich stepped outside in a bellman’s uniform and tourists actually asked him for directions.
Take a trip to the 15th floor hallway, where John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale jumped into separate elevators to test fate in Serendipity.
Fans of the Eloise films and Kay Thompson’s books can check into the whimsical Eloise Suite, designed by Betsey Johnson. (It also includes a parent-friendly room.) Have a drink at the famous Oak Bar, but keep your wits about you – that’s where Cary Grant’s character was kidnapped in North by Northwest Northwest.
PHOTOS: PARAMOUNT PICTURES (CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, SARAH JESSICA PARKER, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES); SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT (HELEN MIRREN, ROBERT PATTINSON); ISTOCKPHOTOS (BELLMAN'S UNIFORM, CUPCAKE, MARTINI, KISS, VINTAGE BOOK, MAGNIFIER); GETTY IMAGES (VERTIGO, CLINT EASTWOOD, HITCHCOCK MEMORABILIA); WILFRIED WITTKOWSKY (ALFRED HITCHCOCK)
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