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Spend the Night in Lennon's Hotel Room
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Perhaps the most famous hotel room in the world is the one in the Amsterdam Hilton where John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon in 1969.
Room 702 was the site of their famous "bed-in" where the couple opened the doors to the press and conducted interviews for seven straight days. Strangely, the Hilton has never made a big PR fuss about it. It wasn't until 1991 that they finally renovated the room (with inspiration from Ono herself) and turned it into the "John and Yoko Suite."
As Conde Nast Traveller points out in their (offline) March 2007 issue, however, it is "not a replica of the original suite; rather a reflection of the various places where John and Yoko lived." Nonetheless, how cool would it be to spend the night there?
The price of history is not cheap, however. A single night in the room costs nearly $1,600.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
teddyr Mar 22nd 2007 4:12PM
I've got a better idea: Stay at home, listen to John and Yoko's Two Virgin's album, and donate the $1600 to a charity that promotes stopping handgun violence
Gayle Mar 22nd 2007 4:57PM
Well said teddyr!!! I couldn't have said it better myself!!!
Kelly Mar 22nd 2007 5:11PM
Great idea. I, however, would be listening to "Double Fantasy" and would donate the money as you suggested.
T-dog Mar 22nd 2007 6:25PM
Sounds like a good idea except no matter what then or now you could not have a hand gun in NY. Fact is crazy people don't follow laws anyway. OH and by the way John was for less government. More laws go against everything John Lennon stood for.
janet Mar 22nd 2007 6:07PM
Thank You t-dog...willow
Alvin Mar 22nd 2007 6:08PM
I thank GOD for John Lennon having been, as I credit
him for reasons behind 40 years of my being a musician. Still, I don't worship any human in the way of religious fervor. I just don't see how I could gain anything out of this experience?.
StcBtn Mar 22nd 2007 6:56PM
I can't even imagine what Yoko has endured having been married to John then losing him like that. My heart has always went out to her. And I am so glad that she still has the clout to get things done her way, because, Christ you know it ain't easy...........
Love you Yoko!
trs Mar 22nd 2007 7:23PM
I would pay someone $1600 to NOT EVER have to hear Yoko sing ....my mom listened to her once and it was HORRIBLE, PURE TORTURE. John Lennon was great, Yoko sucks.
Susan Mar 22nd 2007 7:50PM
Here, Here, trs! Yoko is like listening to a cat screeching in the night. Who is getting the money for that? Yoko Choko??? Or the hotel??? Or both?????? I think Yoko is a mercenary bitch who didn't deserve to be John's wife.
Jay Regen Mar 24th 2007 4:09PM
Hey, I knew John and Yoko when they both were going to Primal Therapy. I would see them every Sunday going in to deal with Art Janov. We became friends and talked alot about getting out of the L.A. scene. So all of you...take it easy on them, at least they tried to make a better world!!!
EDDIE L Mar 25th 2007 4:30AM
who has the right to judge anyone's love , if more people in this world loved each other and the world they lived in , as john and yoko did we probably be alot better off. all you need is love !
Bunny Mar 26th 2007 2:00PM
I wish that I had nothing better to do with my life than to take a moral stand as to whether a $1,600 night stay at a Hilton Hotel (I wonder whose inheritance that price tag is padding...) should be justified by someone's opinion of the music that the former guests created. If you don't like Yoko or John, don't stay there. You can go stay at one of the hash houses down the street...they're probably cheaper.