The hotel is 'famous as' the place where the treaty was signed.
a 'famous' entertainer/explorer/athlete/politician
The hotel is (justly) 'famous for' its luxury.
(..) The gladiator who defied an emperor. A striking story. Now the people want to know how the story ends. Only a famous death will do. And what could be more glorious... than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena? You would fight me? (..)2000 Gladiator