The German radio surveillance headquarters in Netflix’s historical drama miniseries “All the Light We Cannot See” is called Hotel of Bees. It is the location where German soldier Werner Pfennig works but also where Marie-Laure reads her book while surreptitiously tuning in to a French broadcast channel. In the show, the area is largely destroyed as a result of American air force strategic bombing, which targets particular sites occupied by German soldiers. Werner finds himself returning to the location despite the ceiling collapsing because he lives there and uses his radio frequently. We question whether the hotel is real as it seems like there’s more to its tale.
Hotel of Bees is Anthony Doerr’s Fictional Creation
The show, Hotel of Bees, is based on Anthony Doerr’s historical fiction novel of the same name, which is a fictional location. Its putative location on Rue de la Crosse in Saint-Malo is mentioned in the book, albeit not much about its history has been covered in the series. There are other hotels in the area, such as Hotel Porte St Pierre, which may not fit the description but serve as a geographically equivalent counterpart to the Hotel of Bees even though it is not actually located there.