| | Located at the cutting edge of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, less than 12 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the Élan Hotel Modern is Los Angeles' newest and most stylish boutique hotel. It offers guests style, intimacy, individuality and uncompromising personal service. Situated just five minutes from some of Los Angeles' most famous attractions: Sunset Strip, Rodeo Drive, Melrose Place and the Pacific Design Center, the Élan hotel is walking distance to outstanding shopping, art galleries, antique stores, and designer fashion shops. Hotel guests can often be found at the Beverly Center, only a block and a half away, which features more than 160 distinctive specialty boutiques or the Grove at Farmers Market, which is one of Southern California's premiere shopping destinations. "Restaurant Row", with over 60 restaurants, including such Hollywood legends as Spago, Morton's, and the Ivy, are all nearby. Hollywood, the "Film Capital of the World", with its "Walk of Fame", honoring stars past and present, and Mann's Chinese Theatre, host of numerous movie premiers, are close by. Some of the best museums in the USA, including the Getty Center, the Petersen Automotive Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, are less than fifteen minutes away and California's renowned Venice and Santa Monica Beaches are only a twenty-minute drive from the hotel. <br> All 50 luxurious guest rooms of this 2-story hotel have an accent on classic modernism, charm and style, and feature numerous amenities: Egyptian cotton sheets, goose-down comforters, Irish cotton bath sheets, personal robes, coffee makers with coffee from Wolfgang Puck, irons and ironing boards, hair dryers, in-room safes, high-speed internet access, TV/VCRs with Direct TV®, and free local telephone calls. A business meeting room and fitness center are available to guests at no additional charge and for more serious athletes, the Beverly Fitness Center is a block away. Massage and spa treatments are also available by appointment. A continental breakfast, served at bistro-style tables in the main lobby from 6:30am to 10:30 a.m., is included. The standard fare includes bagels, pastries, coffee, yogurt and fresh fruit. Room service comes from Jan's Diner, just across the street, and guests are invited to complimentary wine and cheese at a "manager's wine reception" Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Élan is convenient to fine dining, shopping and entertainment venues. <br> |
