insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 117
GETAWAYS
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ CONT.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Where The Bel Air is the place the elite go to escape,
The Beverly Hills Hotel is the place to see and be
seen. The iconic signage at the entrance to the
driveway off Sunset Boulevard heralded our arrival
at the hotel that has been the go-to playground – a
place where guests were “entitled to the best of
everything, regardless of cost” – for Hollywood’s
famous and infamous for over a century.
We pulled up, valets and concierge appeared by
magic and the signature red carpet enticed us from
the front steps past large heritage framed photographs
to the grand lobby beyond. So caught up in the
magic and fanfare, my eldest whispered, “this is what
it’s like to be famous” to a nodding and awestruck
4 year old. Inside was a hive of activity: business
meetings, a photoshoot for a new fashion line, tours
of the venue for event planners and a myriad of
guests eager to experience the place deemed as one
of the best to live like Hollywood royalty.
A place where deals have been made in the renowned
Polo Lounge restaurant, romances have been
conducted in secret in the secluded bungalows and
where guests have partied at the stunning poolside
cocktail bar having caught the sunset from the terrace
of Bar Nineteen12, named in honour of the hotel’s
opening year.
Walking into our glamorous high-ceilinged Junior
Suite, the kids made the immediate bee-line to the
huge pull-out bed, jumped in with their Beverly Hills
Hotel teddy bears, switched on the flatscreen and
ploughed into the huge bowls of popcorn and gummy
bears and the jug of milk that had been left just for
them, affording us much-needed ‘us’ time to relax
and get ready for an evening of dinner and exploring.
The next morning, we woke to more streams of LA
sunshine and immediately headed through the
Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge with its dark green
candy striped ceiling to the outdoor Polo Patio
for breakfast.
With pretty white iron chairs set against pale pink
walls amongst an array of palm trees, green foliage
and delicate pink flowers, it’s no wonder the patio
is regarded as one of LAs prettiest outdoor dining
spots. Morning dining here was a laid-back affair –
newspapers, coffee, juice and a menu heaving with
classic homely dishes including oatmeal, eggs Benedict
and bagels, from which we chose the Polo Lounge
signature homemade granola with macadamias, pine
nuts and banana, and the huge stack of buttermilk
pancakes with Tahitian vanilla butter. Whilst once
again the children worked their way through a
breakfast of fruits, scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon
and maple syrup.
One last start-the-day coffee, shades on, and we
headed out into the glorious sunshine ready for the
next part of our Californian adventure.
Hotel Beverly Hills
9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills,
California 90210
[email protected]
www.dorchestercollection.com/en/los-
angeles/the-beverly-hills-hotel/
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