John and Yoko suite Hilton
The John and Yoko Suite in the Hilton Amsterdam is where John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed their anti–Vietnam War "Bed-In for Peace" protest, which took place over a week-long period after they were denied entry to America. At the time they had just married, in 1969, they asked the media to stay in their suite during their week-long nonviolent protest against war, using their honeymoon suit as a platform to advocate for global peace. It subsequently became known as the John and Yoko Suite, Room 902.
This suite is renowned for its history and the fact that it was influential in one of the most famous moments from the '60s. Lennon and Ono would spend seven days in bed talking with reporters, sending their message of peace out onto live television. This was also the room that bore witness to their famed anthem, "Give Peace a Chance," which they recorded during one of their demonstrations.
To this day, the John and Yoko Suite continues to attract fans as well as anyone interested in walking through an iconic moment of both musical and cultural history. The room has been left in its original state and filled with memorabilia, as well as photographs of the couple's "Bed-In" for peace.
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