Ring in the Holiday Season With Festive Charm at Hotel Bel-Air blooming jasmine; nestled among the mansions
The hotel will feature a live band throughout the
of L.A.’s most exclusive neighborhood on 12 acres,
evening and two (early and late) dinner seatings
the hotel is a true architectural California classic.
include champagne, party favors and balloons at midnight …sounds like a great time, add me to the
The holiday spirit swirls around you; the hotel is
guest list!
mapped by terracotta paths with twinkling lights, festive gold garland and peppered with white
The hotel’s bar & lounge is one of my favorite holiday
poinsettias throughout the property. The smell of
hangouts—an enchanting place for a holiday drink
the “eucalyptus wood,” burning from the (in room)
with old or new friends. It’s always a lively spot with
-real wood- fireplaces, blankets the property like a
its chic Hollywood vibe and big roaring fire. It’s also
cozy cashmere throw. As you enter the grounds, a
the perfect place to toast the holidays with classic
trickling stream flows into the small pond which is
cocktails and spirted offerings, including Baby It’s
home to the hotel’s famous flock of swans — they
Cold Outside and Run Run Rudolph. Live music
have become the ambassadors and insignia of the
serenades the senses nightly and complimentary
property — that certainly transport you into another
seasonal “bar bites” are offered throughout the
place and time.
holiday season.
Few hideaways in Southern California offer such
What a special time to be in Southern California …
a blissful combination of California charm and
celebrating with loved ones, sparkling ornaments
understated opulence. The bungalows are all
everywhere and twinkling lights aglow, the
uniquely designed, and in keeping with its California
enchanting setting of Hotel Bel-Air becomes even
style, feature neutral tones and milled wood accents.
more magical during this festive time. It truly is the
Special room touches include cozy “tubs for two,”
“most wonderful time of the year.”
heated floors throughout the bathrooms, and their own line of luxe linens. During the holidays, guests are greeted with champagne and seasonal yummy treats.
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t’s the most wonderful time of the year …
WRITTEN BY
Maggy Siegel
at the Hotel Bel-Air. Whether checking in
Throughout the holidays, Hotel Bel-Air will host
for a cozy winter getaway or joining friends and
festive holiday meals in the hotel’s only restaurant,
family for a festive holiday dinner, you have picked
Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air. This includes a
the perfect place to enjoy the holiday season. Built
classic Christmas Eve dinner--as only California’s
A Los Angeles based writer, home and lifestyle arbiter, and founder
in 1946 in a fashion that can only be described as
resident chef Wolfgang Puck can prepare--and
of the popular weekly column; California Style - inspired by the poetic
California mission-style; with its rose-colored cozy
continues with the wildly popular Christmas Day
beauty, coastal style and rustic charm that is uniquely California - She
bungalows, the hotel is about as elite a hideaway
brunch. Adding a classic touch, holiday carolers
is a Mother, nature lover, collector of rare books and art and travel
as you can find. Tucked away off Stone Canyon,
will be performing nightly throughout the season.
enthusiast. Contact information: maggysiegelcastyle@gmail.com or
hidden by wild vines of bougainvillea and night
Want to ring in the New Year in true California style?
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Fun Facts
Liz Taylor spent a month at Hotel Bel-Air following her first wedding to Conrad “Nicky” Hilton. The hotel’s most famous permanent residents: Chloe, Hercules, Athena and Odette are 4 large white Swans that live on the property.
Romantic? I’d say so … the hotel is host to 40
Robert Wagner was once a pool boy at Hotel Bel-Air.
weddings a year. Perfumer Jo Malone’s Orange Blossom fragrance The property sits on 12 acres in the heart of Los
was inspired by the scent of a summer night at the
Angeles’s Bel-Air neighborhood. In the 1930s it
Hotel Bel-Air.
was home to Bell’s estate planning and sales offices as well as the Bel-Air Horse Riding Stables, where
Perhaps the most celebrated guest in the hotel’s
residents could board their horses and enjoy the
history—that is impressive considering the list of
miles of equestrian trails winding through the
world leaders who have spent time there which
canyons. Sounds devine!
includes Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, and Prince Charles—
Marilyn Monroe who lived at Hotel Bel-Air on and off
In 1992, Anjelica Huston, the Academy Award-
was Princess Grace of Monaco, who was such a
for more than a decade during her marriages to Joe
Winning actress, married Robert Graham at Hotel
fixture, she has a deluxe suite named after her.
DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, posed for photographer
Bel-Air. The guests included Mick Jagger, Lauren
Bert Stern at Hotel Bel-Air just 6 weeks prior to
Bacall, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Meryl
Rumor has it Santa hangs stockings filled with treats
her tragic death. The 1962 shoot commissioned
Streep, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joe Pesci, Penny
on all the guestroom doors every Christmas Eve.
by Vogue resulted in thousands of images and a
Marshall, Carrie Fisher, David Hockney, Lauren
published book, The Last Sitting.
Hutton and Harry Dean Stanton.
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