The thought of staying in a hotel remains a distant memory for many. To remember how it’s done, and for inspiration of where stay, look no further than your favourite films, and the real-life hotels they feature.
The Headland Hotel in Cornwall
The Headland Hotel in Newquay was renamed ‘Hotel Excelsior’ for the film ‘The Witches’, the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book. Luke and his aunt Helga stay at the beachside hotel for the summer on doctor’s orders for Helga’s fluctuating diabetes. Here they encounter a convention of witches who are staying under the guise of the ‘Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.’ In fact, they plot the opposite. Anjelica Huston plays the Grand High Witch who leads the other witches in their plans to turn every child in the country into a mouse.
In real life, the five-star luxury hotel has on its doorstep the beautiful Fistral Beach, a popular destination for surfing. When Rowan
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