From the Carlton in "To Catch a Thief", to the Chateau Marmont in "Somewhere" and the Hotel Bristol in "Midnight in Paris", hotels in cinema are much more than mere backdrops. A major source of inspiration for filmmakers over the years, some of the most celebrated hotels in the world have played major roles in cinema classics. The Park Hyatt in Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola fell in love with Tokyo's Park Hyatt hotel when she was promoting her film The Virgin Suicides in Japan, so much that the American director went on to film Lost in Translation there in 2003: a five-star skyscraper that overlooks the sprawling city. The hotel's anonymous luxury fits perfectly with the story of the disenchanted actor (Bill Murray) and lonely young American, played by Scarlett Johansson, who explore the city together in an attempt to rid themselves of their suffocating boredom. Through their eyes, we visit the hotel's empty bar, never-end...