Ein Besuch im Hotel California*
* A Visit to the Hotel California
Last week (5/21), the German cultural radio station Deutchlandfunk broadcast a feature dealing with the myth surrounding the origin of the song Hotel California. It’s an interesting report about an actual “Hotel California” in Todos Santos in Baja California, Mexico, reputed to be “the” hotel which inspired the Eagles’ greatest hit.
Today, not only the hotel, but other merchants in the area as well still cash in on the tales of a connection between the band and the hotel. The story features several references to Don’s book, underscoring the spirit behind the rock and roll folklore which even today continues drawing tourists to Todos Santos from north of the border.
There’s a transcription of the program along with the audio file in German (of course!) available on the Deutschlandfunk site. For an online translation into English, click here.
