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For five years, audiences checked in to a cushy drama set at San Francisco's ritzy St. Gregory, where visitors found considerably more than a free bar of soap. They encountered romance, glamour and excitement in this Aaron Spelling series, based on Arthur Hailey's novel (which was first a 1967 movie with Rod Taylor). Bette Davis was tapped for the show, but because of illness, only appeared in the pilot. 'Hotel' guest stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Baldwin and Johnny Depp.