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The Montage Beverly Hills Has Pucci Sunglasses On Loan at the Pool

Where: 225 North Canon Drive [map], Beverly Hills, CA, United States, 90210

While the WSJ's Finicky Traveler had a so-so time during her stay at The Montage Beverly Hills, perhaps she would have been uplifted by the hotel's posh pool scene.

Laurie Pike over at LA Magazine happened upon a totally "Only in Beverly Hills" moment when visiting the hotel last week. She writes:

I was eating a salmon salad lunch at the Conservatory Grill on the roof of the Montage in Beverly Hills last week when I saw a woman passing out white bags marked PUCCI to the staff. What I thought was a fancy addition to server uniforms turned out to be something even better: a shades-loan service for guests of the hotel.

Anyone swimming or sunning around the pool, which is opposite the restaurant, can borrow a pair of men’s or women’s Pucci shades while under the rays.

The clever idea is just one of many poolside amenities the hotel has cooked up. Others: free sunglass cleaning service, free foot massages, and free smoothies, doled out on the hour. Do guests ever find time to swim?

It's true, guests probably lounge poolside for the services rather than for a refreshing dip. However, should they decide to dive in, they will be serenaded by the classical music playing underwater. Now, let's just hope the hotel is using SPF lotion for those free massages.

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Lone Swimmer At André's Pool Party

Where: 125 W 45th St. [map], New York, ny, United States, 10036

Wednesday night, André Balazs threw a little shindig at Hotel QT for the release of a new edition of Kelly Klein's book Pools and HotelChatter was on hand to take in the scene for you.

André was sporting a slick seersucker suit--in creme and white, not standard blue, natch. Kelly was signing away on new copies of her book. We were sticking to the back of the room taking it all in, waiting for someone to finally break down and cannonball in to the pool. And then finally it happened: a lone swimmer got up the guts and leaped in--wearing only his boxers. That's when we decided to call it a night.

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