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 91 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. . YEAR HOTEL OPENED 1946 YEAR BUILDING ERECTED 1946 LAST MAJOR RENOVATION 2004 . ARCHITECTURE/AMBIANCE CALIFORNIA MISSION STYLE PINK BUILDINGS .. ARCHED DOORWAYS .. WROUGHT IRON GATES .. LUSH ATMOSPHERE .. RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT. . UNIQUE FEATURES EACH GUESTROOM OR SUITE AT HOTEL BEL AIR IS COMPLETELY UNIQUE WITH CUSTOM FURNISHINGS IN LOS ANGELES MOST EXPENSIVE ALL ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. . 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. . 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. .