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The Rainbow Bar & Grill opened on April 16,1972, and has been a wildly popular rock ’n’ roll hangout ever since. Should you stay at the historic hotel, remember you can check out any time-but don’t expect to capture the same exact shot for your Instagram unless you’re suspended 60 feet off the ground! The album’s cover was shot by photographer David Alexander with help from art director Kosh, both of whom spent some nervous hours harnessed to an aerial lift cherry picker platform while waiting for the exact moment when the sun would set behind the building. Don Henley and Glenn Frey also hung out here regularly during the mid-’70s, and later revealed that the lyrics of “Hotel California” were at least partly inspired by the place.
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Nicknamed the “Pink Palace” for its stucco exterior, the hotel has been a home away from home for movie stars and famous musicians since 1912-Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were regular guests here, and John Lennon stayed in the bungalows on several occasions, both with Yoko Ono and with May Pang. The iconic record cover of The Eagles’ blockbuster 1976 album Hotel California features a gorgeous dusk shot of The Beverly Hills Hotel in all its Mediterranean Revival glory.