只有一個詞可以形容這首歌：經典，這首是西洋樂的經典。
故事從主角在晚間駕車開始，在疲累之下，他決定投宿加州旅館。旅館女主人引領他入住，主角聽到有某些竊竊私語說着「歡迎來到加州旅館」，主角很快發現這間旅館的人都縱情享樂，他也嘗試加入，但他卻感覺到有些不對勁。這時，女主人告訴他，這裏所有人都是自身的囚徒。在所有客人群聚的宴會上，他們拿着餐刀刺向被當成珍饈的那頭猛獸，但卻無法殺死它。主角想要逃離加州旅館回到他之前的地方，旅館清潔工卻告訴他，加州旅館只進不出，他隨時都可以退房，但他永遠都無法離開這裏。
這首歌有多種解讀，有諷刺拜金主義的，有諷刺美國音樂工業的，當然也可以當成一個鬼故事來看啦。詞中隱喻和雙關詞超多，我認為最點睛的是”Spirit”，在曲中指的是烈酒，但事實上指的是精神，扣上全句”We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"，在七十年代沒有了的精神，到底是指什麼呢～？這就見仁見智啦。
另外，Tiffany和Benz真的很常在各種西洋曲中被cue到。
Tiffany & Co.：首先，我沒惹你
Mercedes Benz：我也沒有
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
And I was thinkin' to myself, "This could be heaven or this could be hell"
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Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
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"Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year)
You can find it here"
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz, uh
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
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So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
And still, those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say
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"Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis"
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Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax, " said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
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