George Washington may have slept in a lot of places -- but none of those hotels can say anything bad about the first president of the United States, can they? Not so for our list of Infamous Hotel Rooms -- they're famous for all the wrong reasons. They're large and small, lush and plain -- and also the site of some of history's best scandals and celebrity deaths.

Up Next: The Renaissance Mayflower

Hotel: Mayflower Hotel
Location: Washington, DC
Details: He was known as Client 9 in the FBI affidavit, George Fox on the reservation form, and as the governor of New York in reality. This is where Eliot Spitzer -- former federal prosecutor known for his tough stance on crime -- met with call girl Kristen. The room is simply yet elegantly furnished, with gold patterned carpet, dark wood furnishings and a king-sized bed. The hotel opened in 1925 and has a storied past, including its role as host of inaugural balls for every president since Calvin Coolidge.

Up Next: Hotel Chelsea

Hotel: Hotel Chelsea
Location: New York City
Details: Sid and Nancy -- two names synonymous with punk rock and tragedy. It was October 12, 1978 when Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols awoke in room 100 of the hotel, then known as The Chelsea, to find his girlfriend Nancy Spungen had been stabbed in the stomach, and died on the bathroom floor. Vicious claimed no memory of the incident and was arrested and charged with murder; he overdosed on heroin a few months later. The room is now part of a larger suite.

Up Next: The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera

Hotel: The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera
Location: Edwards, CO
Details: Lakers great Kobe Bryant was in town for knee surgery, asked for a tour of the hotel from a front desk clerk, whom he later invited to his suite. Their encounter led to a he says / she says battle, with the woman claiming rape and the married Bryant claiming consensual sex. (Sound familiar?) The woman refused to testify and the charges against Bryant were dropped, but his reputation as one of the NBA's shining stars was forever tarnished. All the rooms at the hotel have since been renumbered.

Up Next: The Stanley Hotel

Hotel: The Stanley Hotel
Location: Estes Park, CO
Details: The graceful and historic Stanley, built in 1909, is where Stephen King is said to have been inspired for his thriller The Shining. Lore has it King stayed at the hotel in room 217 and was inspired by the remote Rocky Mountain location. Not one scene of the film was actually shot here at the Stanley, but there are said to be ghosts at the 138-room hotel. Anyone can take a spooky tour of the hotel with its historian, or simply check into room 217 and see what happens.

Up Next: The Sheraton Sand Key

Hotel: Sheraton Sand Key Resort
Location: Clearwater Beach, FL
Details: Not only is room 538 available - it was at one time practically a marketing tool for the hotel, which does not hide its involvement in the incident which brought down a man of God. Room 538 is where mega televangelist Jim Bakker of the PTL Ministry met up with saucy church secretary Jessica Hahn in December of 1980; she claimed rape, he claimed consensual sex. The scandal resulted in the investigation which landed Bakker in federal prison.

Up Next: Adlon Kempinski Hotel

Hotel: Adlon Kempinski Hotel
Location: Berlin, Germany
Details: The King of Pop wasn't being such a good daddy when he held up his months-old son, Prince Michael II, over the railing of the 3rd floor balcony at Berlin's lush Adlon Kempinski hotel in November of 2002. Jackson was playfully showing off his son to the crowd of fans gathered below, but the incident set off a firestorm of protest and controversy around the world. The suite is still available to guests, and includes a private sauna, office, dining room and personal butler.

Up Next: The Watergate Hotel

Hotel: The Watergate Hotel
Location: Washington, DC
Details: The Watergate is synonymous with the fall of President Nixon, although the crime that prompted the investigation actually happened in an office building of the complex. But the burglars did indeed sleep at the Watergate -- in rooms 214 and 314. Black and white marble floors and a waterfall grace the lobby; guests in addition to the burgling bunch have included Liberace, Katherine Hepburn, Stevie Wonder and plenty of political luminaries.

Up Next: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel

Hotel: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Location: Hollywood, FL
Details: Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate, reality TV star and widow of billionaire J. Howard Marshall II, was found unconscious in room 607 of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel on February 8, 2007; she later died at a local hospital. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose; she was a frequent guest at the hotel.

Up Next: Chateau Marmont

Hotel: Chateau Marmont
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Details: Best known these days as the party place for the hot Hollywood set - Lohan, Hilton and their ilk - is also where John Belushi died from an overdose. It was March 5, 1982, and the Animal House star injected a speedball - a combination of heroin and cocaine. The room is still available to guests for a nightly rate of $1700.

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