Casino Royale Based On Hotel
2018’s mystery thriller Bad Times at the El Royale is based on a fading casino hotel on the California-Nevada border.
Filming for the movie took place in January and February of 2018 in Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, with production crews in Canada replicating the hotel of Crystal Bay.
The real hotel on which screenwriter Drew Goddard based his script is the Cal Neva Lodge & Casino, which was built in 1926. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Chicago mobster Sam Giancana bought the hotel in 1960.
The movie, which stars Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Cynthia Erivo, takes place on one night in 1969. Goddard said the border was a central component of his story: ““I’ve always loved the idea of California, signaling looking west to prosperity and new opportunities. Then there’s Nevada pulling people in the other direction, to gambling and the chance to maybe strike it rich, change your life. Every good film noir has this kind of duality.”
The Cal Neva Lodge and Casino closed in 2013 and currently sits empty. An investment firm headed by Larry Ellison purchased the property for nearly $36 million in January 2018 with plans to reopen.
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2 Stateline Road, Crystal Bay, Nevada 89402
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In the film version of Casino Royale James Bond and Vesper stay in Hotel Splendide in an unidentified town in Montenegro.
While there does turn out to be a Hotel Splendide in Montenegro, it is a concrete highrise rather than the neo-baroque design of the film. The real Hotel Splendide is located in Becici, on the edge of the Adriatic.
However, if you’re looking to stay at the “Hotel Splendide” that appears in the film then read on.
The magnificent Hotel Splendide is in reality Grandhotel Pupp, located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Karlovy Vary was formerly known as Karlsbad or Carlsbad and is the largest spa town in the world.
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Grandhotel Pupp is a 111 room 5-star luxury hotel with spa, six restaurants and bars, conference facilities and, naturally enough, a casino, where you can play roulette, blackjack and poker. The original building dates back to the 18th century, but the hotel has been extended several times since then, all of which are in keeping with the original architecture.
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Prices start at around €160 (per night for 2 people sharing a double room with breakfast).