They say everyone has their 15 minutes, but hotels get a significantly longer run of fame than people; celebrity guests, legendary happenings and awe-inspiring surroundings can make a property's reputation live forever, no pushy press person required. We let the experts at Hg2 track down the world's most famous places to stay
Hg2 is our slick abbreviation for A Hedonist's Guide... - a luxury city guide series coveted by travellers who value both style and substance when it comes to soaking up a city
Hotel Adlon, Berlin
Opulent and practical in equal measure, The Adlon's presidential suite, built at a cost of £2.7 million, is not only palatial but also bullet and bomb-proof, with steel reinforced walls and a panic room.
But even the 'safest hotel room in Germany' was no match for Michael Jackson, who, in 2002, dangled his newborn son Blanket from the suite's fourth-floor balcony over the heads of a crowd of cheering fans, simultaneously whipping up an international media frenzy and securing a place for this particular room in the annals of showbiz history.
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