The Peninsula Beverly Hills

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The Peninsula Beverly Hills
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The Peninsula Beverly Hills, 2015
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Location in the Western Los Angeles Area
General information
Location9882 South Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, United States Flag of the United States.svg
Coordinates 34°3′57.22″N118°24′40.08″W / 34.0658944°N 118.4111333°W / 34.0658944; -118.4111333
Opening8 August 1991 [1]
Owner Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Management The Peninsula Hotels
Technical details
Floor count4
Other information
Number of rooms195
Number of suites52
Number of restaurants3 + 1 Bar
Website
www.peninsula.com/en/beverly-hills/

The Peninsula Beverly Hills is a luxury, five-star hotel at the intersection of South Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard. The hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels, a chain owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. The Peninsula Beverly Hills was the second Peninsula branded hotel to open in the United States, with The Peninsula New York having opened three years earlier in 1988. When the hotel opened in 1991 it was the first new luxury hotel in Beverly Hills in 20 years. [2]

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Location

The hotel is located in the centre of Beverly Hills, near public amenities such as Beverly Gardens Park, Westfield Century City and the Los Angeles Country Club. The nearby shopping street Rodeo Drive is located within a five-minute distance. [3] The hotel is about a 35-minute drive from Los Angeles' main airport, LAX. [4]

Features

The hotel underwent a renovation in 2011 with all of the rooms being refurbished. There is also a 4,600 sq ft (430 m2) spa at The Peninsula. Located next to the spa is a fitness center and a 60 feet (18 m). pool surrounded by 12 cabanas. [5] The hotel has three restaurants: the Belvedere, the Living Room, and the Roof Garden. [6] There is also a separate bar called The Club Bar.

Notable events

Film producer and convicted sex offender, Harvey Weinstein committed much of his reported crimes in suites at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. [12]

See also

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