Hotel Bel-Air
(310) 472-1211
701 Stone Canyon Rd
Los Angeles,
CA
90077
34.0862
-118.4452
Neighborhoods: West LA, Bel Air
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The Scene
Perhaps L.A.'s pre-eminent luxury accommodation, Hotel Bel-Air has been a haven for society dowagers and paparazzi-scorning celebrities since opening in 1940. Oil baron and Bel-Air Estates founder Alphonso E. Bell originally constructed the building for office space. Years later, it was converted into this grand estate worthy of a multimillion-dollar tycoon.
The Details
Guests enter via a miniature bridge which crosses the hotel's signature Swan Lake; cascading waterfalls and a crowning bell tower complete the idyllic serenity. Inside, antique fixtures and French countryside furnishings will make any plebeian feel like royalty. Sprawled over 11 lushly landscaped acres, the hotel offers much-welcomed privacy. The aptly named Grace Kelly Suite features a separate dressing room area with dainty vanity. For utter seclusion, ask for the Swan Lake Suite, which has a private entry gate.
User Reviews
sueinthepark
March 10, 2007
I've stayed in business and luxury hotels all over the country, and this was by far the best all-around service I've ever received...period. From the moment I pulled up to the valet to the moment I reluctantly left, I felt like royalty. The staff was attentive and, dare I say, delightful. Some of them have been there for decades. They seem to love what they do, and it shows. Excellent food, awesome rooms, perfect service. The location makes you forget you're in L.A. I'd rather spend one night there than three somewhere else. I agree with the reviewer above, the only con that I found was that I can't stay forever!
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fhovsepian
February 16, 2006
We went there for an afternoon tea and what an awful mistake. Poor service and it was anything but a "real" afternoon tea. We were there for an hour and it was miserable. They did not have a good choice of teas, the sandwiches were awful the pastry were not just bought from store and dumped on the tray. We paid $90 for two and the worst tea we had ever!!! Save you money
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Anonymous
April 28, 2005
I took my husband to this restaurant as a birthday suprise on the recommendation of a friend. We were not disappointed. The food was great, the atmosphere was incredible (even to the swans in the little lakes on the grounds). We sat in a semi private heated booth on the terrace, which has a more casual atmosphere than the main restaurant. We both loved our main course, drinks and the dessert (try the chocolate fondant or the chocolate mousse, mmm!). The wait staff made us feel like royalty. They were attentive but discreet. Even when they caught us in the middle of a little birthday smooching! We took a lovely after dinner walk around the grounds and came back to the terrace for a drink and to warm our hands by a crackling outdoor fireplace. Again the staff was attentive and accomodating. It's a bit of a splurge but we may have to start making up reasons to visit the restaurant at Hotel Bel Air as often as possible. PROS: Great food. Great atmosphere. First class wait staff CONS: Expensive
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The Extras:
Table One is not a restaurant, but a one-table room inside the kitchen for the hotel's favorite guests, where diners can watch the chef prepare their meals. Scoring a reservation is next to impossible--for common folk, at least.
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