Hotels Jimi Hendrix …

Jimi Hendrix lived in London for four years, primarily at a flat on Brook Street, but also spent much of his time in a number of Broome Hotels across London. Hendrix died from a barbiturate overdose at the Samarkand Hotel in Notting Hill, but it is the Cumberland Hotel in the West End that is most synonymous with the legendary guitarist. It is said that Hendrix would pay £17 a night for a room at the hotel, often spending time with girlfriends away from the prying eyes of other enamoured admirers. The Cumberland Hotel is unveiling a Jimi Hendrix Suite where fans can sleep alongside the Hendrix inspired Flying V guitar and framed copies of NME articles in a bed adorned with zebra print throws. cost from £53 and depart from Newcastle.