- The Tipton Hotel
The Tipton Hotel is a fictional apartment
hotel from the television series "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ". Most of the action occurs inside the hotel and it is the main setting for the series, particularly the lobby, the basement, the Tipton's 4-star restaurant, the ballroom, the game room, the Martins' suite on the 23rd floor, andLondon Tipton 's penthouse. The Imperial Suite is the third largest room in the hotel and is where most show guest stars stay. The series is set inBoston, Massachusetts .Tipton Industries is presumed to be a
parody of theHilton Hotel chain becauseLondon Tipton is a parody ofParis Hilton .Exterior
The Tipton Building itself doesn't exist; shots of the building's exterior are pictures of the Fairmont Hotel in
Vancouver, British Columbia . The moving vehicles and most people are animated or green screened. The various external shots of the Tipton Hotel along with views from the windows of the Martin's and London's suites would place the hotel in several different locations around Boston. One external shot has theJohn Hancock Tower close by and another has the Tipton reflected on the Hancock. That would put the hotel in theBack Bay section of Boston. Views from the suites would put the hotel down near the waterfront as the buildings seen outside the window are all near theNew England Aquarium . Lastly, in "Birdman of Boston ", "Bubba" the hawk (also the name ofDylan and Cole Sprouse 's dog), at the end of the show, is seen flying around an open area with a church in the background. That church is thePark Street Church , so that shot would put the hotel right on the Boston Common.Events
Along with
Carey Martin headlining in the ballroom every Tuesday night, the Tipton plays host to many special events and functions, which include:
*Celebrity wedding s
*Prom s
* "Go Dance USA" competition
* "Battle of the Bands "
* "Universal Mini Miss Pageant"
* "The Beacon Hill Masquerade Ball" (formerly held at the St. Mark Hotel)
*Press conference s
*Motivational speaking s andlecture s
* Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
*Science fair s
* Birthday parties
*Spelling Bee s
* Celebrity showings
* Conventions
* BostonBallroom Dance Competition
* JuniorFashion Show
* Hotel Engineer Games
*Entomology conventionThe Boston location is also the backdrop for the hotel chain'stelevision advertisement .Notable Staff
*
Marion Moseby , the hotel manager.
*Maddie Fitzpatrick , thecandy counter girl.
*Esteban Ramirez , thebellboy .
*Arwin Hawkhauser , the hotelengineer .
*Carey Martin , thesinger .
* Chef Paolo, thechef .
* Patrick, themaître d' .
* Muriel, the formermaid .
* Lance, thelifeguard .
* Skippy, the night manager.
* Irene, theconcierge .
* Serge, the formerconcierge .
* Norman, thedoorman .
* Deborah, themaid .
* Rose, themaid .
* Grace, themaid .
* Gary, thewaiter .
* Rich, thewaiter .
* Dr. Chip Walters, thehotel doctor.
* Chuck, thewaiter .
* Veronica, themasseuse
* Nia, the substitute candy counter girl also Mr. Moseby's niece
* Millicent, the other substitute candy counter girlClientèle
The Tipton is a popular choice for traveling families with a high
budget . The Tipton has the honor of accommodating many distinguished guests including:
* Foreignprince s
* TheJapan eseambassador
*New York Yankees
*Circus entertainers
*Popstar Jesse McCartney
*Merit Scholars - (Trevor: played byZac Efron )
* The Frenchambassador
* Bernard Bernaise -Food critic
* Amputater (wrestler)
* Hannah Montana and her father Robbie Ray
*Raven Baxter , an employee of the famous designerDonna Cabonna
* Kurt Martin, the twins' father who visited the Tipton 5 (Dad's Back, Christmas at the Tipton, Volley Dad, Graduation, & A Tale of Two Houses in that order) times (to date)
* Prince Sanjay of Ishkabar
* Con artists Harry and Holly O'Neill
* Mr. Moseby's big brother, Spencer
* Japanese opera singer Kumiko Mori
* London's fifth stepmother Brandi Tipton.
* Mr. Moseby's grandmother Rose Moseby
* The Moroccanambassador
*Tony Hawk
* Chris Brown
* The Cheetah GirlsResidents
Several people are known to live full-time at the Tipton:
*London Tipton (Brenda Song ), rich daughter of Mr. Tipton, lives in the penthouse in suite 2500 with herdog Ivana. The suite takes up almost her entire floor (particularly her closet), but is not an actual penthouse, as other guest rooms exist on the floor.
*Carey Martin (Kim Rhodes ), the lounge singer, and her twin sons, Zack and Cody (Dylan and Cole Sprouse ), live in suite 2330 at the Tipton Hotel.
* Arwin Hawkhauser (Brian Stepanek ), the janitor, used to live in the bottom floor of the Tipton Hotel & had a cot in his office. He lived with his mother on weekends until she moved away with her new husband and Arwin got the apartment.
*Marion Moseby (Phill Lewis ), the hotel manager often quotes the Tipton is his home, but actually lives in an apartment seconds away from the hotel looking almost like the Tipton lobby.
*Nia Moseby (Giovonnie Samuels ), Mr. Moseby's niece who is now staying with him. She might have her own suite or lives in an apartment with her uncle too.Tiptons around the world
There are Tipton hotels in the following locations:
Tokyo , Los Angeles,Paris ,New York City ,Mumbai (Bombay), Boston,Siberia ,Taipei ,Peking ,Morocco andMilan .In "
The Suite Life Goes Hollywood ", it is revealed that there is a Tipton in Hollywood. Instead of located right by a street as the Boston Tipton is, it is located on a beach. The luxury suite, in which Carey and the boys stay in, is very similar to their suite back in Boston, except for the view.Advertisements
There are currently 3 commercials for the Tipton, most of which air on
Disney Channel . The first commercial is the Tipton staff singing "It's Your Place to Stay" on the episode Commercial Breaks.They say the phone # is 1-800-654-2192 which actually is a fictional, nonworking number. The other, which plays regularly on Disney Channel as an ad for "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ", mainly brags "When you require the best, forget the rest!" The last is a show called "The Fabulous Lifestyles Of The Stinkin' Rich" where it shows London Tipton and her rich stuff.Competition
The Tipton's main competition is the Saint-Mark Hotel, across the street (Irv Wheldon, Hotel engineer who hates Arwin, Ilsa Shickelgrubermeiger-Von Helsing der Keppelugerhofer, Manager who hates Mr. Moseby, and the owner of the Saint-Mark hotel, from "Cookin' With Romeo and Juliet", and Gredel, Nauckwerust counter girl who hates Maddie and has a crush on Esteban as shown in the episode "Bowling".). Another hotel in the area mentioned was the Glitz-Carlton (A parody of the
Ritz-Carlton ). Many of the competition hotels came to The Tipton for the hotel engineer games in the episode "Going For The Gold".ee also
*
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
*Hilton Hotels
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