The song is an allegory about hedonism and self-destruction in the Southern California music industry of the late 1970s Don Henley called it "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles" and later reiterated "t's basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America, which is something we knew a lot about." In 2008, Don Felder described the origins of the lyrics: The song's lyrics describe the title establishment as a luxury resort where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave." On the surface, the song tells the tale of a weary traveler who becomes trapped in a nightmarish luxury hotel that at first appeared inviting and tempting. What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)Īnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' They livin' it up at the Hotel California He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'Īnd still those voices are calling from far away, Some dance to remember, some dance to forget How they dance in the courtyard! sweet summer sweat. She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends There's plenty of room at the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell' Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
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