Passion For Luxury : The Peninsula Beverly Hills

The Peninsula Beverly Hills is located in one of the most prestigious areas of Los Angeles, at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards. Designed to resemble a gracious private residence, the hotel features 194 newly enhanced guestrooms including 38 suites and 16 private villas which are nestled amid lush, tropical gardens.

There are four restaurants and bars, a Spa and fitness centre and a large outdoor pool bordered by private cabanas.

If you’re cruising down Rodeo Drive, swing a left on Carmelita Avenue and toward the intersection of Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevard to end up at The Peninsula Beverly Hills. This classic French château-style hotel in one of America’s most desirable zip codes is like a Stepford wife’s dream, in a good way: If you’re a regular at this palatial pad, you’ll be treated to monogrammed pillows, and the same goes for your pet pooch. Rooms are warm and bright, with honey-toned wood furnishings and garden-print fabrics, giving everything a prim and proper vibe—sophisticated, not stuffy.

If you’re lucky enough to book a suite, you’ll be treated to a fragrant garden villa, hand-painted finishes, and a full kitchen—although we doubt you’ll be making your own meals. Head down to The Belvedere, where you can talk business over a quintessentially American power lunch of juicy, grilled rib-eye and fingerling potatoes, and then take a quick walk over to LACMA, one of the city’s most renowned spaces for art. Or, if you’re about the bright lights and boulevard gimmicks, jump in a cab to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. If the tourist trek isn’t for you, no worries—you can also opt to hang out by the pool and thwart the California rays under a posh cabana.