Celeb-Worthy Stays: 5 Hotels That Beyoncé and Jay-Z Love

Atlantis The Royal, Dubai

Exterior of Atlantis The Royal
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The Royal Promenade
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Seascape Dream Bedroom
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Cabana at Cloud 22
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View from the Royal Mansion
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Beyoncé started 2023 with a bang — rather, a fireworks show. The pyrotechnics that lit up the Dubai sky this past January capped the superstar’s first live performance since 2018 at a private event held to welcome Atlantis The Royal, an over-the-top hotel whose “Royal Mansion” reportedly housed Queen Bey during her visit.

Atlantis The Royal is made up of six Jenga-like towers bridged by a nearly 300-foot-long skybridge. The joint luxury hotel and residential property houses 795 rooms and suites, 17 bars and restaurants, and a whopping 92 pools. Floor-to-ceiling windows showcase the hotel’s location on the outer crescent of Palm Jumeirah, a human-made, palm-tree-shaped island that provides guests with views of the Arabian Sea and glimpses of Dubai’s architectural ingenuity.

Room rates start a little south of $1,000 per night, a price tag that pays for luxuries like private balconies, walk-in closets and showers, and designer amenities ranging from hand-stitched Hypnos mattresses to Hermès bath products. More expensive bookings come with in-suite infinity pools. The bi-level, four-bedroom penthouse where Beyoncé is said to have stayed is the hotel’s most extravagant suite, spanning 11,000 square feet and costing $100,000 per night.

Beyoncé-approved digs are just part of the appeal at Atlantis The Royal. In addition to celebrity-chef-helmed restaurants, beach and pool clubs, and easily accessible sister venues at the neighboring Atlantis The Palm hotel, guests also have access to best-in-class shopping, wellness, fitness, styling, nightlife, and recreation right there on the property — including the “world’s largest waterpark” at Atlantis Aquaventure.

Corinthia Hotel, London

Exterior of the Corinthia London
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Deluxe King Bedroom
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View from the Royal Penthouse terrace
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Kerridge's Bar and Grill
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ESPA Life Sauna and Pool
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London’s Corinthia Hotel has been in the news lately, not only as Beyoncé’s hotel of choice in the British capital during her Renaissance world tour but also because she recently gifted employees VIP tickets to her show for taking such good care of her in the Royal Penthouse.

According to a source who spoke to The Sun, the Corinthia Hotel is Beyoncé’s favorite hotel — high praise coming from the personal and professional jet-setter. The penthouse suite is as large and luxurious as a London hotel room gets, equipped with butler service, a private spa, and a walk-in wine cellar loaded with the bougiest of booze for about $25,000 per night.

The average hotel guest can expect a lavish stay regardless of their room, with nightly rates approaching $1,000 at minimum. It makes sense considering that even the smallest accommodations come with king-sized beds, sitting areas, and marble bathrooms with heated tiles, rain showers, and separate bathtubs. Think that sounds spa-like? The actual spa at the Corinthia Hotel spans four floors and facilitates the city’s finest restorative wellness treatments.

Occupying a building once belonging to the Ministry of Defence, the palatial hotel boasts an unparalleled location near Trafalgar Square, the Thames, and the actual Palace of Westminster, with the terrace of the Royal Penthouse staring straight at the London Eye.

Hotel Cala di Volpe, Sardinia

Hotel Cala di Volpe
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Atrium Bar
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Le Grand
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Poolside at Hotel Cala di Volpe
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z were last spotted at the Hotel Cala di Volpe in Sardinia, Italy’s second-largest island, in 2018 when they stopped by for lunch on Bey’s 37th birthday. But the Carters are no strangers to the property. The couple was also seen heading into one of the hotel’s restaurants in 2016 and photographed lounging by the pool the year before, after which the hotel thanked them for their stay. So it’s safe to assume that Hotel Cala di Volpe is where the Carters stay in Sardinia when they’re not busy yachting in the bay.

They’re not the only celebrities who’ve given the hotel their stamp of approval. A-listers throughout the eras have all called the exclusive property on the island’s Costa Smeralda a temporary home, from Grace Kelly, Princess Diana, and Elton John to Lindsay Lohan, Robbie Williams, and Bradley Cooper. The hotel even had its own moment on the silver screen as a filming location for the 1977 James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me.

In the off-season, you may be able to snag one of the hotel’s 121 rooms for several hundreds of dollars, but guests should probably budget for at least $1,500 per night. (The most expensive suite — a three-bedroom penthouse called the Harrods Suite with a cocktail bar and wine cellar, rooftop terrace and infinity pool, and butler service — comes in at around $40,000 per night.)

Beyond large balconied rooms, for that price point guests get access to a private beach and an Olympic-sized lagoon-style pool, personal trainers and expert masseurs at the Shiseido spa, and a long list of activities and excursions both on and off the property, from sailing and snorkeling trips to Sardinian cooking classes and on-property fashion shows.

Hotel le Meurice, Paris

Facade of Le Meurice
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Restaurant Alain Ducasse
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Executive Room
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Belle Etoile Suite Bathroom
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Belle Etoile Suite Terrace
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It’s unclear when Jay-Z and Beyoncé last checked into the Hotel Le Meurice, but their love of the Parisian property is well documented. The hotel bills itself as the “original palace hotel in the heart of historic Paris” — a grand statement, sure, but not one that oversells its location on the edge of the Tuileries gardens, which bridge the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde, nor exaggerates its 18th-century-inspired opulence.

Le Meurice opened in 1835, roughly 200 years after Versailles set the precedent for French splendor. Many great artists have since walked its halls, from Picasso and Warhol to Bey and Jay, who reportedly favor the two-story Belle Etoile Penthouse Suite that today costs almost $30,000 per night. Smaller rooms — of which there are 160 total — cost upwards of $1,500 per night. All accommodations blend classic French elegance with modern amenities.

As you’d expect of one of the finest hotels in one of the world’s finest food cities, the dining options at Le Meurice are as impeccable as the rooms. The hotel has three restaurants — a breakfast and brunch outpost inspired by the Salon de la Paix at Versailles, an all-day restaurant inspired by former guest Salvador Dalí, and a dinner restaurant helmed by Alain Ducasse, the first chef to run three kitchens with three Michelin stars simultaneously — as well as an elegant hotel bar and a patisserie run by Cédric Grolet, who was named the World’s Best Pastry Chef at the 2018 World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards.

Le Meurice isn’t the only hotel in Paris to have earned Beyoncé’s stamp of approval, however. During her 2016 Formation World Tour she reportedly stayed at the Shangri-La hotel across the Seine from the Eiffel Tour, while in 2015 she and her family checked into Le Royal Monceau, Raffles, near the Arc de Triomphe for several weeks.

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles

Exterior of the Beverly Wilshire
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Room at the Beverly Wilshire
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Interior of a Beverly Wilshire Suite
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Beverly Wilshire Pool
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THEBlvd Patio
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In 2015, after being outbid on a Beverly Hills megamansion, Jay-Z and Beyoncé all but moved into a Beverly Hills hotel while continuing their search for a more permanent LA address. Rumor has it that the hotel they temporarily called home is the Beverly Wilshire, which members of the Beyhive might recognize as the site of Beyoncé’s “7/11” music video the year before. Movie buffs might know it better as the hotel where Pretty Woman was filmed on Rodeo Drive, the iconic shopping street that also featured in the flick.

A Four Seasons hotel since 1992, the Beverly Wilshire has been establishing itself as a cultural landmark since it opened in 1928. Countless celebrities, magnates, and luxury travelers have graced the hotel’s 395 rooms, which are housed within a grand Italian Renaissance-style building. Rooms at the Beverly Wilshire start around $700 per night while the most expensive Penthouse Suite, where we can only imagine Jay and Bey settled in, costs $25,000 per night for 5,000 square feet, including a private panoramic terrace, and perks like a personal concierge.

Beyond its accommodations, the Beverly Wilshire is known for its dining and drinking venues, notably its Michelin-starred restaurant CUT that’s helped by Wolfgang Puck and its iconic The BLVD Lounge cocktail bar. For special events, Chef Puck’s restaurant also has an extension called Petit CUT that’s reserved for private dining. For more casual meals, the hotel’s Mediterranean-style pool has a cafe, as well, in addition to cabanas for extra-chic lounging.

Despite being a haven for Hollywood stars, the Beverly Wilshire treats all of its guests like A-listers — including little ones and pets. If you’re traveling with your family, expect complimentary welcome amenities for the kids, as well as premium bedding for your pups.