Though almost the whole plot of the movie is based on the story unfolding in one hotel room, but it was filmed in several locations. It was not possible to find at once a luxurious enough and at the same time interestingly frightening lobby, which would be in a large New York hotel gloomy and monumental from the outside. That's why we used several shooting points, and additionally we had to build sets imitating a hotel room, as they had to be burned and flooded and destroyed, so we didn't do it in a real room.
Dolphin Hotel Lobby
In movie
Scene where Mike Enslin is a writer specializing in debunking paranormal phenomena. He learns that the Dolphin Hotel, room 1408 is experiencing a huge number of murders and suicides. He arrives at the hotel to spend the night and write a chapter in the book, but the front desk won't check him into the room and invites him to talk to the manager.
Real
Scene was shot at London's Reform Club, an elite institution founded about 200 years ago to bring Britain to democracy. The building has a very beautiful lobby. Which was perfect for the movie, as in the story the Dolphin Hotel is a very expensive establishment.
New York
Dolphin Hotel
In movie
Scene where Writer Mike Eslin drives a cab up to the huge Dolphin Hotel, he scrutinizes the monumental structure and after paying the driver goes inside the building.
Real
Scene was shot outside the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The exterior of the building looks exactly as described in the story it is large and located in the center of the city, and the windows of some of the rooms actually face the courtyard.
New York
Roosevelt Hotel
