Hotel del Coronado as a film location for “Some Like It Hot,” featuring Marilyn Monroe, in the late '50s. SAN DIEGO—One of the iconic films of its time, “Some Like It Hot” starred Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and San Diego's famed Hotel del Coronado!
Where do they go in Some Like It Hot?
Broke, terrified, and desperate to get out of town, Joe and Jerry disguise themselves as women named Josephine and Daphne so they can join Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators, an all-female band headed (by train) to Miami.
What Hotel was Some Like It Hot filmed at?
Hotel del Coronado
Where was I like it like that filmed?
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Eif Rivera and filmed in March 2018 in Little Havana, Miami.
Why wasn't Some Like It Hot filmed on location?
The resort scenes were filmed entirely at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California. One reason why Billy Wilder chose this location was Marilyn Monroe's ongoing personal problems. He wanted a location where she could live on site and not have to be transported.