Designed to be a mirror image of the Ambassador West across the street. Alfred Hitchcok filmed scenes for "North by Northwest" here. Led Zeppelin destroyed its suite here in 1977, even throwing a couch out the 11th-floor window: $23,000 in damage all told. The hotel's guestlist has included an incredible number of cinema stars, many of which have taken a meal at
The Pump Room's coveted Booth One. There are 275 guest rooms and 52 suites.