The Le Méridien Beverly Hills stands close to Rodeo Drive's swank, high end shops and the Sunset Strip's phones to call their families and friends to brag about being in Beverly Hills, but also to control the heat, light, TV, stereo and other gizmos. Imagine that] Thirteen miles from LAX, the Le Méridien Beverly Hills attracts mostly business and corporate clients on expense accounts, but families, romantics, groups and couples on weekend getaways who want to bask in class and style will want to definitely check out this place. After all, when in L.A., why not stay in the middle of chic and hip, right? pulsating and celebrity frequented nightclubs and cafes. At this European style hotel, guests stay in the L.A.'s most exclusive and high toned area, close to major highways for easy access to everything Southern California. The Beverly Hills hotel also is close to the Wilshire Boulevard business district and a 10 mile jaunt to the sun and surf at Santa Monica Beach. Le Meridien showcases an unusual blend of European and Asian styles. The lobby's flower and plant filled spots and intimate Café Noir are perfect for cocktails, chats and people watching. The hotel's Le Festival serves French and Mediterranean cuisine in white linen and garden greenery environments brightened by vintage photographs of the Cannes Film Festival. The Beverly Hills hotel also features the internationally renowned Morton's Steakhouse. Hotel accommodations also include such amenities as a business center, state of the art meeting rooms, fitness facility, sauna and heated pool. This Beverly Hills hotel's 300 guestrooms, including 55 suites, feature earth tones of coffees and ambers, black Asian overtones, Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters and pillows, deep soaking tubs perfect for wallowing, imported bath products, VCRs, CD players, data ports, bathrobes and slippers. Guests can use the bedside