Hot List Hotels 2009
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1020 N. San Vicente Boulevard
West Hollywood,
California
90069
United States
Tel: 866 282 4560
Tel: 310 854 1111
After $54 million of cosmetic enhancements, the former Bel Age hotel, off Sunset Strip, has been transformed into a good-time glamour girl. The instant you enter the shimmering white-and-gold lobby, the doting begins. Reservations? Newspapers? Directions? Fresh-faced front desk clerks are eager to help. All 200 rooms are like bright studios, with velvet sofas that encourage lounging. Other furnishings are equally swish: mock-croc chairs, a slender marble writing desk, and a bathroom so lavishly mosaicked that Hadrian himself would approve. (One quibble: No self-respecting starlet would stand for the bed's scratchy sheets.) Day and night, PYTs mob the rooftop pool deck, and several good restaurants are a short stroll away. For utter indulgence, however, look no further than the hotel's first floor, and Gordon Ramsay's eponymous restaurant.
When to go: Awards season (Jan.-Mar.) is prime time for poolside people-watching.
Which room to book: Crown Suites are only slightly pricier than the standard rooms but have heaps more space and better views.
Information may have changed since date of publication. Please confirm details with individual establishments before planning your trip.
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