In 2004, Tambling had a suite named after him at Stamford Bridge, in honour of his status at Chelsea.

I slept in the suite named after the 13th Baron Willloughby who lived here in the 1770s.

There is a royal suite named after King Edward VII - even though he died before he could visit.

He also has a suite named after him at Stamford Bridge, in honour of his legendary status at the club.

Our suite, named after Nelson Mandela (who edited his autobiography here) was vast, with its own lobby for complete privacy.

Judy Garland, who made The Lenox her home for three months in 1965, currently has one of the hotel's suites named in her honor.

They all lived in the "London Palace Elite Hotel," which had labeled suites named after men who must have been famous in mining.

The Oriental's rates start at about $160 a night double occupancy, and rise to $2,000 a night for its famous suites named after authors.

The suite, named after Australia's post-World War II conservative Prime Minister, is in the new wing of the house and costs $281 a night.

But for at least one night, to savor the Pontchartrain, it is good to spend the $270 ($170 in summer) for a 1,000-square-foot grand suite, named after a dead person.