Beverly Hills Travel Guide
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Pinky Up For High Tea at The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Los Angeles is a city whose locals are fueled by lattes, energy drinks, or sated by cocktails. Yet, that doesn't mean that Angelenos are averse to taking a breather and enjoying tea time, that serene mid-to-late afternoon tradition that's become fashionable at high-end hotels like The Peninsula Beverly Hills. The hotel's cushy, semi-Victorian decor is redolent of a traditional salon, and like most swanky tea rooms, it also bears a "you break it and you buy it" air. That just means you'll have to mind etiquette rules when sitting down with that pot of Darjeeling.
Tea is served in the hotel's Living Room, where a harpist—sadly not Joanna Newsom—sets the mood. There are two seatings per day, one at 2:30 and the other at 5:30, plus a noon seating on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. At these times you're handed a menu and allowed to choose from spreads that range anywhere from $29-59. There's the rub. High-tea is high-end at a place like the Peninsula, not a grab-and-go affair like that $1.50 cup of Tazo you can get at other places.
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SLS Hotel At Beverly Hills Is Giving Away Rooms For $1 To Lucky Clickers
...It's just saving you more money to spend on Rodeo Drive. Have you always wanted to stay in Beverly Hills? How about a hotel with a Phillipe Starck-designed interior, including a floating bed? Well, our "Best Hotel Opening 2008" winner, the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills might make both those dreams come true, and for only $1.
The swank hotel, whose rooms begin around $270 per night, is keen to celebrate it's one-year anniversary with a blowout giveaway deal. For a lucky person who visits their Anniversary website, the SLS Hotel will randomly award two $1 Saturday night stays per week until November 30. Here's how to try and win...
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The Beverly Hills Hotel To Get Newer, Posher Bungalows
We are suckers for old luxury hotels and the Beverly Hills Hotel is one of our favorites, not just because of its long history with silver screen stars or the guaranteed celeb sightings in the hotel's coffee shop but also because of the luxe bungalows that have been frequented by icons such as Marilyn Monroe (Bungalow #1), John Lennon and Yoko Ono (#9) and our personal fave, Phyllis Nefler.
The Pink Palace has 21 Bungalows in total (in addition to 200 rooms in the main building) and once you've stayed in one, you'll find it really hard to want to stay in the main building again. The bungalows feel like your own little apartment in the impressive 90210-zipcode rather than a standard hotel room. Yes, the furnishings might be a little too grand or fancy for your tastes but hello, this is Beverly Hills. And PS, the bathrooms are enormous.
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What’s On The Block at the Beverly Hills Hotel?
We continue our What's On The Block: Los Angeles Edition with The Beverly Hills Hotel.
All this week, we’ve been telling you What’s On The Block at some famous hotels around Los Angeles, and today we’re going to continue our tour with the city’s great pink dowager empress, the Beverly Hills Hotel.
First the bad news: there’s nothing on the block here. That’s right, the Beverly Hills Hotel perfectly typifies Los Angeles in that you have to drive to get anywhere. Perhaps that is why it is favored by Hollywood royalty and captains of industry. Its secluded location affords unparalleled privacy from prying eyes and paparazzi alike, yet starlets can still dream of being discovered by the pool…and admit it, you’ve always wanted to reenact the sleepover scene from Troop Beverly Hills.
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What’s On The Block at The Beverly Hilton?
We continue our What's On The Block: Los Angeles Edition with The Beverly Hilton. This is a view from the hotel looking out on Century City.
Thanks to its prominence as the premier Hollywood awards show venue, not to mention its central location and luxury service, the Beverly Hilton sees its fair share of celebrity guests, but today, we thought we’d take you normal people on a little tour of What’s On The Block to let you see what all us plebes have to enjoy during a stay here.
First, let’s start with the iconic bar, Trader Vic’s, the tiki lounge that has specialized in mai tais and broken dreams for decades, and which has been experiencing a recent renaissance thanks to a revival of South Seas-chic (see Luau below) that has been taking Los Angeles by storm. Wander in for a rum cocktail then…well, let’s be honest, that will probably be the end of you.
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Note to Kathy Griffin: blue on blue at the Avalon Hotel is now oliverio
Well, this was out of the blue! The blue on blue restaurant (sorry we couldn’t resist!) Kor Hotels’ Avalon Beverly Hills has transformed into oliverio. Still lowercase, we’re not sure why. Taking over from Chef Scott Garrett is new Executive Chef Mirko Paderno, formerly of L.A. hotspots Cecconi’s and All’Angelo. We don’t know what prompted the changeover, but we’ve gotten a first-look at what the new restaurant, which had a "soft opening" this week, will be like.
We have high hopes for Pederno, whose past accolades include "Best New Restaurant of 2007" in Esquire and "Top Ten New Restaurants of the United States" in Gayot. He describes his menu as "Italian food with regional touches." That sounds ambiguous enough to encompass whatever he wants, but some of the dishes we heard about include: tortelli with braised lamb, butter and sage; gnocchetti with fresh tomatoes and smoked mozzarella; and simple dishes like fritto misto, caprese, and salume served with homemade olive foccacia.
The dish with the most pizzazz has to be the chitarra spaghetti with spicy langoustines, which will go for $21, meaning the restaurant is remaining in the same price category as before.
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Celebs Descend on The Four Seasons for The Emmy Awards and Swag
To call the Four Seasons Beverly Hills a celebrity sighting hotspot is one of those, "Yeah, duh," self-evident statements that even non-Angelenos are aware of. But with the Emmy awards this Sunday, we thought it was worth highlighting this B.H. institution, as it's inevitably reaching a peak of Primetime star check-in as we type this.
Tonight, according to BizBash, The Four Seasons will play home yet again to HBO's "Luxury Lounge" swag suite, where Emmy attendees and other invited guests (tip: don't try crashing this party) will take home a slew of fancy gifts including Bulgari skin care products, or "receive private treatments by appointment."
Expected guests include Emmy Award winner Tina Fey and Entourage's Adrian Grenier. Other area hotels that already have, or will, host Emmy-related parties or hospitality lounges include The Mondrian and the Sunset Marquis.
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Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake Do It At The Avalon...Lunch, That Is
This post about Jessica Biel will not harm your computer.
Once again the The Avalon Hotel has proven to be the newest yet randomest hotspot hotel for celebrities. In the past year, Kathy Griffin, Paris Hilton, William Baldwin, Guy Pearce, Eva Longoria and Selma Blair all have been spotted hanging out at the boutique hotel which is located on the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Beverly Drive--far from the secretive hangouts of the Sunset Strip or the posh hotels north of Rodeo Drive.
This time the hotel was graced with the presence of Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake who ate at the hotel's poolside restaurant, Blue on Blue. A source at the hotel sends us this "sighting":
This just in! Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel lunched today (August 27) poolside at Avalon Beverly Hills. According to a hotel guest: “Both dressed as if they had just worked out and ate their entire plates. Justin enjoyed Chicken Paillard and Jessica had a chicken salad.” Jessica Biel is a big fan of Avalon Beverly Hills and was overhead commenting about how she really loves the new look and design of poolside dining area.
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Beverly Hills' Luxe Hotel Gets "Fierce" With Project Runway
Following HotelChatter's recent sighting of Project Runway alum Christian Siriano at New York's Cooper Square Hotel comes the show's Season Premiere tonight on Lifetime. With a new cast of Prêt-à-Porter hopefuls, a litany of "auf Wiedersehen"s in store, and the promise of Michael Kors griping about being "underwhelmed," one LA-area hotel is marking the occasion by holding weekly viewing parties.
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Dreamin' of Biting Heads Off Bats at The Polo Lounge
Follow Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard past the Chateau Marmont, past the mammoth-sized billboards, past the glitter and flash of trendy hotels and one prominent Coffee Bean and you'll find yourself driving along a beautiful, palm-lined stretch of Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hills Hotel is just about as Old Hollywood as you can get, its unmistakable "Pink Palace" bathed by sunlight and surrounded by a constant swarm of luxury cars and limos. This is California Dreamin' at its best.
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The Moonlight Martini at Raffles L'Ermitage
We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted!
Had a hard day with paparazzi following your every mundane activity? From lunching at The Ivy to shopping at Barney's to picking up some Pinkberry, every where you went today it seemed those men and their cameras were on you. Well, that's why you need to escape to the Raffles L'Ermitage in Beverly Hills and step into their exclusive Writers Bar for a Moonlight Martini.
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Maison 140's Redecorating Appointment Coming Up
Like all respectable Beverly Hills ladies, the Kor Hotel Group’s Maison 140 knows that she’s got to schedule a touch-up or two to keep up appearances, so she’s booked herself for a little facelift this October. All 43 rooms will undergo a cosmetic redecoration, and we’re told she’ll look rested and refreshed by December.
We got a sneak peek at the new look—and we’re calling a mix between naughty French maid and doting Miami Beach grandmother. That means classic bark-patterned glossy wallpaper with Parisian marble lamps, plasma flatscreens over pink faux marble desks, a mirrored wall reflecting a lushly tufted headboard, and a Louis XIV chair with a mohair throw to keep you warm when there’s a draft.
All that and more was handpicked as usual by Kors in-house designer Kelly Wearstler, and we haven’t even told you about the Chinoiserie-chic Bar Noir downstairs that’s a cross between an absinthe bar and a Boca Raton cocktail party.
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