How long were John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Bed-Ins for Peace?

The first was held at the Amsterdam Hilton hotel, the week after their wedding in March 1969, and lasted seven days. Lennon and Ono reasoned that wherever they had their honeymoon, the media would turn up, so instead of trying to hide, they made it a public event on behalf of peace, and invited the media to visit.

Lennon said later "The press came charging through the door, expecting us to be screwing in bed." Instead of making love for the cameras, the two were sitting up in bed in pajamas, talking about peace and nonviolence. (A set of sound bites from the week became one half of their Wedding Album, including two recorded interviews.)

The second Bed-In was planned for the Virgin Islands that June, but ended the first day; the hotel where they stayed had only twin beds, cemented to the floor, and room service prices were ridiculously high. Unable to enter the United States because of Lennon's recent hashish conviction in England, they instead relocated the event to Montreal, Quebec, where they stayed ten days. ("Give Peace A Chance" was recorded live in their hotel suite.)