NESTLED IN THE BEL-AIR ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS ANGELES
.. HOTEL BEL-AIR IS A SPRAWLING OASIS .. ONLY MINUTES
FROM SANTA MONICA .. CENTURY CITY .. BEVERLY HILLS AND
WESTWOOD. THE HOTELS 12-ACRES OF LUSH GARDENS .. FOUNTAIN
COURTYARDS AND TOWERING PALMS PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE
ATMOSPHERE FOR AN URBAN HOTEL. EACH OF THE 92
GUESTROOMS AND SUITES AT HOTEL BEL-AIR WERE DECORATED
WITH CUSTOM FABRICS .. EXQUISITE FURNISHINGS AND LUXURIOUS
ITALIAN LINENS. THE FRENCH-COUNTRY INTERIOR DESIGN
FEATURES THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF LUXURY .. WHERE THE
LUSH ATMOSPHERE OF THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INSIDE THE
GUESTROOM OR SUITE .. PROVIDING VISITING GUESTS WITH THE
ULTIMATE IN RESIDENTIAL COMFORT. ALL ACCOMMODATIONS
FEATURE PRIVATE ENTRANCES FROM THE GARDENS OR FOUNTAIN
COURTYARDS .. PLUS ROMANTIC TOUCHES LIKE FIREPLACES ..
FRENCH DOORS AND INTIMATE TILED PATIOS WITH PRIVATE
OUTDOOR SPAS.
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YEAR HOTEL OPENED - 1946
YEAR BUILDING ERECTED - 1946
LAST MAJOR RENOVATION - 2002
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ARCHITECTURE/AMBIANCE - CALIFORNIA MISSION STYLE - PINK
BUILDINGS .. ARCHED DOORWAYS .. WROUGHT IRON GATES ..
LUSH ATMOSPHERE .. RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT.
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UNIQUE FEATURES - EACH GUESTROOM OR SUITE AT HOTEL BEL
AIR IS COMPLETELY UNIQUE WITH CUSTOM FURNISHINGS IN LOS
ANGELES MOST EXPENSIVE ALL-ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD.
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SPECIAL FEATURES - HOTEL BEL-AIR HAS LONG BEEN THE PLACE
IN LA FOR A CELEBRATION .. ANNIVERSARY OR SPECIAL DINNER.
ADDITIONALLY .. THE HOTEL WELCOMES A LARGE NUMBER OF
BUSINESS TRAVELERS WHO PREFER A QUIET .. RESIDENTIAL
FEELING WHEN AWAY ON BUSINESS. LUXURIOUS 440 THREAD
COUNT ITALIAN BED LINENS .. TWICE DAILY MAID SERVICE .. 24
HOUR ROOM SERVICE .. DUAL LINE PHONES AND HIGH-SPEED DATA
PORTS .. KIEHLS BATH AMENITIES AND LARGE GARDEN PATIOS.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - HOTEL BEL-AIR HAS BEEN A
HIDEAWAY FOR WORLD TRAVELERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. A
VISIONARY SIGNIFICANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA ..
ALPHONSO E. BELL CREATED BEL-AIR ESTATES IN 1922.
DETERMINED THAT THE ESTATES WOULD BECOME AN EXCLUSIVE
AND UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD .. HE ENHANCED THE SURROUNDING
AREA WITH NEW ROADS .. UTILITIES .. A COUNTRY CLUB AND
LUSH .. EXOTIC VEGETATION. HOTEL BEL-AIR QUICKLY BECAME A
FAVORITE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS. HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES
AND WORLD DIGNITARIES WERE FREQUENT GUESTS AT THE YOUNG
AND GLAMOROUS RETREAT. HOTEL BEL-AIR ATTRACTED PRIVACY
SEEKING CELEBRITIES INCLUDING GRACE KELLY .. JACKIE GLEASON
.. CARY GRANT .. ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND MARILYN MONROE. OVER
THE YEARS .. THE HOTEL HAS DEVELOPED INTO ONE OF THE MOST
LUXURIANT AND RESPECTED PROPERTIES IN THE WORLD.