Spending the night in a California hotel. I think it was the Hotel California...
The Beverly Hilton. Once owned by Merv Griffin and home to the Golden Globe awards and other events. It is slightly more affordable than The Beverly Hills Hotel which is the one of the cover of the Eagles album Hotel California. That one is probably the most famous hotel in the LA area and costs the earth.
He can leave, but he can’t check out.
Somehow I think there was more involved than that...