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From Manhattan landmarks to sprawling beachfront resorts, Hilton hotels have become some of the most recognizable settings in Hollywood history. Long before branded partnerships became commonplace, filmmakers were already using Hilton properties for some of their most iconic scenes.
Meg Ryan and John Cusack’s chance encounters in “Serendipity” unfold beneath the glittering interiors of Waldorf Astoria New York; Eddie Murphy arrives in Queens after staying at the opulent Waldorf in “Coming to America”; and generations of viewers have watched celebrities descend upon The Beverly Hilton for the champagne-soaked spectacle of the Golden Globe Awards.
Elsewhere, the gilded ceilings of Chicago’s Palmer House a Hilton Hotel helped frame the cat-and-mouse tension of “The Fugitive,” while the beachfront towers of Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort were swallowed into blockbuster destruction in “Godzilla.” Even outer space wasn’t off-limits: Stanley Kubrick famously imagined a Hilton hotel orbiting Earth in “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Below, a look at some of the most iconic Hilton hotels featured in TV and film over the years.
