Hard Day's Night Hotel recreates iconic bed-in

25 March 2009: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous Amsterdam bed-in, Liverpool's Hard Day's Night Hotel has recreated the event in the Lennon Suite using two lookalikes.

The John Lennon suite is one of two penthouse suites in the 110 room four-star boutique hotel located just a stone's throw from the Cavern Club where the Beatles first rose to fame.

Following their marriage on 20th March 1969, John and Yoko used the hype of publicity to promote world peace. They invited the world's press into their honeymoon suite at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel where they staged a week-long bed-in protesting against war.

In celebration of Liverpool's Beatles heritage, Hard Day's Night Hotel is paying tribute to one of the most iconic events in the life of the famous Beatle.

[Bed-in at the HDN Hotel]
Beatles fans Alistair and Samantha Trew in the Lennon suite of the Hard Day's Night Hotel
© Karen Julia 2009

Mike Dewey, general manager, Hard Day's Night Hotel, commented:

"John and Yoko's bed-in was a key moment in Beatles history. Our Lennon Suite is a tribute to John and what better way to mark the 40th anniversary than to recreate it? This shows our commitment as a hotel to Beatles fans across the globe. Thanks to a little help from our friends, it certainly won't be a hard day's night for our very own Beatles day trippers."

The 40th anniversary of John and Yoko's Bed-in for peace is being celebrated around the world after Yoko Ono asked for couples to recreate the event.

The Amsterdam Hilton is also staging an exhibition, and management are allowing fans to walk around the newly-weds' room for the first time.

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