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6 European Hotels from Your Favourite TV Shows

  • Writer: Katie Doyle
    Katie Doyle
  • Apr 1
  • 6 min read

Updated: Apr 2


Have you wanted to stay in the same hotels as your favourite TV shows in Europe? Would you love to bask in the same lounges under the same sun as your favourite actors? Or maybe you want to experience the hotels as they are- enjoy the luxury that these characters indulged in and pretend you are part of your own crazy story? Here are some of the most gorgeous hotels from our favourite TV Shows


Average prices have been calculated for 2 adults from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of September 2025



  1. Rhinefield House, Hampshire from 'The Crown'

 

Helena Bonham-Carter and Olivia Colman were among the stars who stayed at Rhinefield House Hotel as up to 90 crew members filmed there for two-and-a-half days. The Hotel’s general management team confirmed that 19 cast members stayed at the hotel and the team shot scenes in the hotel interior and around its outdoor pool for an episode. 


They said “It was a very lucrative piece of business and very beneficial for the hotel. It’s an amazing venue and no surprise people are inspired to use it for their productions.” 


Furniture was changed around the hotel to make it look like the 1970s, as “The hotel was used as the site of a Scottish Balmoral venue – so it was nothing to do with the New Forest. They filmed mostly around the outdoor pool but inside as well.” 


The Hotel: Rhinefield House is an award-winning luxury hotel steeped in natural beauty hidden deep within the New Forest National Park. Beyond its stunning setting, the aura of magic simply deepens – especially when dining in our spectacular Alhambra Room, bedecked in glittering jewels.


Location: Hampshire, 30 minute drive from Bournemouth in the South of England


Price: £338 per night in classic double





  1. The San Domenico Palace, Sicily from The White Lotus


The Sicilian town of Taormina is nothing if not spectacular, with the Ionian Sea at its feet and Mount Etna at its back. No less spectacular is San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel — a top-flight luxury resort, made newly famous in America as the setting for the second season of The White Lotus.


Here is where the all-star cast including Aubrey Plaza, Theo James, Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam DiMarco,Tom Hollander and Sabrina Impacciatore made their way into the drama comedy series in their filming in Italy for season 2.


The Hotel: a stunning pool terrace, a lavish spa, and a generous handful of very fine restaurants and bars are present as a matter of course. Meanwhile the hotel’s offerings go beyond typical luxury fare, and present options that are tailored to the location: from tastings of local wines to culinary and architectural tours and even sailing expeditions along the Sicilian coast.


Location: Taormina, an hour drive from Vincenzo Bellini Catania Airport


Price: best estimates are €1395 per night but hotel is fully booked until Feb 2026




  1. Juvet Landscape Hotel, Norway from Succession


The fifth episode of the hit HBO series’ fourth and final season brought the Roy siblings to Scandinavia, where they joined a company retreat with Swedish tech-bro mogul Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) in the hopes of closing the sale of Waystar Royco, the family-controlled conglomerate. A warning for the lucky folks who booked the “Landscape Hotel”, getting to the property is difficult. You’ll need a connection to fly into Ålesund Airport Vigra (AES), unless you have your own jet of course. Then it’s a scenic 90-minute drive from Ålesund. Taxis are hard to come by and expensive— around $300, the hotel’s web site warns. Of course, you could take a helicopter.


The Hotel: Juvet Landscape Hotel. Situated in Valldal, Norway, this unique hotel is a synthesis of raw nature, cultural history and experimental architecture. The hotel consists of 10 detached rooms that are sited separately, each with a unique perspective on the rugged landscape. Spa area The Bath house is a tranquil and refreshing spa built into the land by the river, invisible from the farmyard, but still only a few short steps away. It is a welcome bliss to relax here after a skiing trip or a walk – or perhaps after a long journey.


Location: Valldal, Norway


Price: Estimated about €300 per night





  1. Hotel Excelsior, Dubrovnik from Game of Thrones


Dubrovnik in Croatia is a must visit for any Game of Thrones fans with much of the city's elements incorporated into the TV series that spanned eight seasons.But if viewers want to make their trip particularly authentic, they should opt to stay where most of the cast holed up during filming—in the ocean view accommodations at the famous Hotel Excelsior, part of the Adriatic Luxury Hotels collection. Overlooking what was King's Landing in filming, the Hotel Excelsior is perfect for those looking to not only get closer to what was the land of Game of Thrones, but also enjoying the amazing locations, rooms and amenities that the crew enjoyed during filming.



The Hotel:The spectacular seaside setting overlooking both the Adriatic and the ancient Old Town, combined with flawless service and an illustrious history of royal and celebrity guests, mark the five-star Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik as an iconic landmark hotel.With its prestigious location just steps from the UNESCO Old City of Dubrovnik, Hotel Excelsior is ready to showcase its refurbished grandeur as one of the most lavish hotels on the Adriatic.


Location: centre of Dubrovnik


Price: €750 per night in a classic double





  1. Molitor Hotel, Paris from Emily in Paris


In season 3, episode 5 Emily and Mindy visit a pool party for the launch of a fictional sun care product. The dreamy pool, Piscine Molitor, featured in the episode really does exist. The Piscine Molitor has a long history starting in 1929 when it opened to the public as a place for leisure and recreation. In the 1970s that the pool begun to fall into disrepair and over the next few decades the structure became a haven for graffiti artists and illegal parties until the City Council tendered the use of the space and awarded it to the Accor Hotel group in 2014. Faithfully restored, the hotel giant brought it back to life and structured a hotel around the once famous pool.


The Hotel: The Molitor is now a hotel with 124 rooms and suites, all designed by the architect Jean-Philippe Nuel as genuine cocoons of peace and calm. The rooms that surround the outdoor pool give guests the impression that Molitor as a huge cruise-ship.

It also boasts a restaurant, a bar, a rooftop open to everyone, proposing seasonal dishes made with fresh produce by the resident Chef and his crew. Pastry creations are a pleasure for both eyes and taste-buds.


Location: Paris city, 30 minutes drive from Gare Du Nord and 13 minutes drive from the Eiffel Tower


Price: €788 for a classic room




  1. Las Dunas, Costa del Sol from Rivals


The new Disney+ series Rivals, a critique of the world of television based on British TV programmes of the 1980s, was filmed in Malaga. The storyline is based on the attraction of the Costa del Sol for Brits at the time. Full of sex, alcohol and ambition, Rivals is a TV adaption of the second book in Jilly Cooper's 'Rutshire Chronicles' novels, which portrays the power and excesses of the economic elite of England in the 1980s.


Alex Hassell and Nafessa Williams are seen on the screen in well-known settings such as Calle San Agustín, Plaza del Obispo with the Cathedral in the background and the Roman theatre, streets dotted with posters of bullfights from 1987, street stalls, nuns eating ice cream and pencil skirts.


The Hotel: the 5-star Grand Luxury Hotel in Estepona has a privileged location facing the sea, the hotel presents itself as a retreat of distinction and well-being, with 50 luxurious suites meticulously designed and impeccable service that adapts to each of your needs. They boast a top-notch spa that offers exclusive wellness treatments, as well as a restaurant that delights with exceptional Mediterranean cuisine.


The Location: Estepona, 40 minutes from Malaga airport


The Price: €455 per night in a Deluxe Superior with Terrace



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