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Hotel Bel-Air’s story begins in the 1920s with the very creation of Bel Air itself; LA’s ultimate community of exclusivity. The hotel grew from Alphonzo Bell’s original vision to turn the best-situated land in Los Angeles into estates for ‘the kind of people you would like to know and have as your neighbors’. And the vision lives on today. Bel…
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With the lifting of government-mandated COVID restrictions in Los Angeles County this past Tuesday, many travelers are eyeing the sunny city to celebrate the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. In the heart of Beverly Hills, the Viceroy L’Ermitage Beverly Hills is the ideal location for travelers to soak up the sun, dive into a luxurious rooftop pool, view city fireworks and celebrate…
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One of Bel Air’s prettiest homes, Il Sogno (the dream), has come on the market at $45 million. Home to one of Hollywood’s most glamorous couples: Howard Ruby and Golden Globe-nominated-actress Yvette Mimieux, the home’s interior was designed by Kalef Alaton, one of the 25 most influential interior designers of the 20th century, according to Architectural Digest. Built in the…
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The Beverly Hills Tour d’Elegance, a special event by the team behind the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, is inviting families to witness some of the world’s rarest and most iconic cars from the sidewalks, shops and restaurants of historic Beverly Hills this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20. The tour will showcase 50 of the world’s most exquisite and collectable cars…
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The organizers of the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, an event that has been a Father’s Day tradition in Southern California for over 25 years, have announced a special reimagined event taking place on Sunday, June 20, 2021. The Beverly Hills Tour d’Elegance will provide families with a fun and free way to celebrate Father’s Day while safely distancing from the…
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Inspired by the Pacific Coast Highway bridges and waterfalls, designer Michael Chen has interpreted the beauty of the California Coast’s natural and manmade elements into an equally stunning home, but with an Asian twist and jetliner views. Located in the ultra-exclusive Beverly Hills enclave of Trousdale Estates, Elementi has recently listed at $65 million, or the Bitcoin equivalent. Not a…
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The Beverly Hills Hotel Spa will reopen its doors on February 5, 2021, after seven months of extensive refurbishment and redesign. Christopher Cowdray, Chief Executive Officer of Dorchester Collection, appointed internationally renowned design firm, Champalimaud Design, to oversee the thoughtful restoration. The new design of the iconic spa evokes a sense of serenity while maintaining the playful attitude and chic…
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On the market since 2017, priced at $180 million then reduced to $115 million, the historic celebrity-magnet Owlwood mansion, the crown jewel of L.A.’s Holmby Hills, has sold for $88 million. Completed in 1936, few Los Angeles mansions have its stature, rolling grounds or have been the center of so much gossip. The classic Tuscan-styled mansion was built in 1935…
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Priscilla Presley probably hasn’t seen too many dull days since finally marrying Elvis in 1967 after their long and complicated courtship, though if she had any at all it was probably during their six-year marriage. Elvis was of the mind set that wives should stay home doing 1960’s “wifely” activities while he did his share of carousing with a number…
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The A-List couple of singer John Legend and his model-turned-cookbook-author wife Chrissy Teigen have been everywhere lately making a huge splash between recording songs for John, like his new Wild, and Chrissy’s cookbooks and associated engagements. Now with one of the most stylish homes in Beverly Hills and a third child on the way, they’re listing their magnificent home at…
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