At a Glance
Though its name is confusing, this 16-floor, 285-room establishment is within two miles of the Beverly Hills shopping district and is even closer to West Hollywood’s trendier stores.
Indagare Loves
- The Jeff Leatham-designed flower arrangements that adorn the property
- The peaceful garden
- The bustling Culina restaurant with its sunny alfresco patio
Review
The hotel sits on an urban street, but once you’re inside, the creamy marble lobby and profusion of avant-garde flower arrangements make you feel you’re someplace special. Culina Restaurant and the Windows Lounge are appropriately elegant. Workouts are a pleasure in the canopied gym next to the pool on the fourth-floor roof. Spa services are really over the top and include a massage performed “rhythmically and in harmony” by two therapists at once. Maybe the margarita scrub (tequila, lime and sea salt go on you, not in you) is more your style. If you so desire, some treatments can be performed in poolside cabanas. The fourth-floor pool deck is surrounded by chic lime green loungers and the poolside Cabana restaurant serves breakfast and lunch alfresco. Standard rooms were recently renovated and are now decorated in neutral tones and boast balconies, handsome marble bathrooms and stunning views. Almost every room offers a private balcony and the rooms facing the peaceful garden in the back are particularly lovely. The design quotient really increases in the priciest suites, which have touches like inlaid-marble floors in the foyer. The owners live on the property, which probably accounts for everything always looking just right. Don’t even think about getting a room here during awards season; it’s entertainment-industry headquarters.
Who Should Stay
Four Seasons loyalists and those who want to be in an ideal location, close by to the shopping in both Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.
Written by Betty Goodwin
