Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, United States
Beverly Hills Hotel 5 Stars
"Old-school glamour in this Beverly Hills landmark, a luxury retreat that boasts famous bungalows set in beautiful, subtropical grounds."
Hotel Overview
Review of Beverly Hills Hotel, by Daniel Scott
Queen of the glamour factor amongst Hollywood's luxury hotels, the Beverley Hills Hotel is a self-styled "Pink Palace". It was here that Marilyn Monroe began an affair with Yves Montand, during the filming of "Let's Make Love". Other Beverley Hills Hotel legends include the Beatles being smuggled - in disguise - through a back entrance at the height of their 1960s fame, and the Rat Pack (including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.) going on notorious drinking binges in the Polo Lounge.
Retaining the feel of a Spanish hacienda, the hotel now has an airy, peaceful feel to it which begins with the carefully-tended landscaped tropical gardens that surround it and extend inside to its open lobby. Built in 1912, it has also featured in movies Shampoo, The Way We Were and American Gigolo.
These days the Polo Lounge is a more sedate but nonetheless recommended fine-dining restaurant and, after a period of interior-design madness, the Beverly Hills Hotel as a whole has been restored to close to its 1940s best. The 203 homey, individually-decorated rooms are a generous size, complete with fireplaces and balconies or terrace. Goodies include ipod docking stations, satellite TVs with DVD players and rainforest shower heads.
Facilities
Awards
"Gold List" Conde Nast Traveller 07; "Best Hotel Pools" Conde Nast Traveller 07Who stays here?
Liz Taylor spent six of her eight honeymoons here, and Marilyn Monroe was knownchill out while Frank Sinatra boozed with friends at the bar. More recently the Oceans Eleven team (Matt Damon, George Clooney, Brad Pitt) have all checked in.
Come for...
- Getting yourself paged, poolside
- The Polo Lounge: a Hollywood classic
- Fabulous Hollywood Deco style and lavish tropical gardens
- Family trips: the hotel is wonderful with children
Not Suitable for...
- Shallow pockets: rates are steep
Children
Beverly Hills Hotel operates the Very Young VIP program, offering children their own menus, swimming, tennis, babysitting, teddy bears, cookies, and a credit card for use in the The Fountain Coffee Room and The Cabana Club Cafe. Extra beds and baby cribs can be added to rooms, and interconnecting rooms are ideal for larger families.
Eating in
Whether you stay here as guest or not, the famed Polo Lounge is a must visit. Be elite and grab Booth 3 - the studio exec power perch. Go for burgers and vanilla shakes (as well as zero-calorie Hollywood 'lunches') in the fabulous 40s-style Fountain Coffeeshop or at the cafe near the pool. Room service will suit the most demanding of divas and is available around the clock.