Imagine a hotel where you can feel like a star of the golden age of Hollywood, where you can discover the secrets, loves, heartbreaks, adventures, and misfortunes of many actors and actresses of the twentieth century who have stayed in this historic hotel. Long before the city itself existed, the Beverly Hills Hotel opened its doors on May 12, 1912, in order to accommodate guests while they were looking for a property to buy in the area.
In 1938, its legendary pool was inaugurated with the name "The Sand and Pool Cool", with real sand to offer the feeling of an authentic Californian beach club. This pool and its 11 private bungalows have been the scene of anecdotes such as when actress Katharine Hepburn dived fully clothed into the pool, or when The Beatles hosted a private pool party.
In addition to being the ideal place to relax, the pool area of this hotel has starred in many famous films over the years, such as "Designing Woman" (1956), starring Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck.
Since forever, the Polo Lounge of this hotel has been considered one of the best places to dine in Los Angeles and a real people-watching experience. There, artists such as Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, and Marlene Dietrich have shared a table as well as a drink or two.
In 1942, actor Howard Hughes bought half a dozen bungalows and lived there on several occasions over the years. One of his eccentricities consisted of ordering a roast beef sandwich that had to be delivered to him on the corner of a tree.
In 1948, the hotel was refurbished and painted in its distinctive pink color to match the country club style of the time, when it acquired the nickname "Pink Palace".
Elizabeth Taylor, one of the hotel's best-known guests, stayed with her many husbands in the bungalows and even spent six of her eight honeymoons there. Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand stayed at the hotel during the production of George Cukor's "Let's Make Love". Monroe's favorite bungalow was number 7.
In the 1970s, John Lennon and Yoko Ono holed up in one of the hotel's bungalows for a week, and the famous musical group, The Eagles, used the hotel as the inspiration and cover for their famous album "Hotel California."
Staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel is like staying in a Hollywood movie set, with a unique and exclusive style that combines glamour, elegance, and history in equal parts. From there, we can enjoy a day of shopping accompanied by a personal shopper along Rodeo Drive, the most famous shopping street in Los Angeles. Or ride a vintage bicycle around the hotel, learn to surf the waves of the most exclusive beaches in Los Angeles, or enjoy an exclusive picnic in the hotel's gardens.
