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The Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills, California, United States · Dorchester Collection · Apex Luxury
Opened 12 May 1912, before Beverly Hills even incorporated, Margaret Anderson's Mediterranean Revival hotel on Sunset Boulevard helped turn surrounding bean fields into Hollywood's preferred address. Painted pink in 1948 and forever after the Pink Palace, it gained Paul R. Williams's Crescent Wing in 1949 along with a reimagined Polo Lounge that became the town's deal-making canteen. Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned in the bungalows six times; the Eagles later put the facade on the Hotel California album cover. Dorchester Collection has run the 210-room, 23-bungalow campus since 1996.
- 210 rooms
- Opened 1912
- Neighborhood: The Flats
- Rooms from 1,310 sq ft (122 m²)
- Architect: Elmer Grey; Paul R. Williams
- Interiors: Hirsch Bedner Associates; Adam Tihany; Rottet Studio
About The Beverly Hills Hotel
- The hotel opened on 12 May 1912, before the city of Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914; founder Margaret Anderson built it to draw buyers to Burton Green's foothill lots.
- Pasadena architect Elmer Grey designed the original Mediterranean Revival house; Paul R. Williams added the Crescent Wing in 1949 and reshaped the Polo Lounge and Fountain Coffee Shop.
- A 1948 renovation painted the exterior its signature pink, locking in the Pink Palace nickname that still defines the Sunset Boulevard facade.
- Elizabeth Taylor spent six of her eight honeymoons in the bungalows; Howard Hughes once kept half a dozen of them on retainer.
- The Eagles' Hotel California album cover features a photograph of the hotel, and Beverly Hills named it the city's first historic landmark in 2012.
History
The Beverly Hills Hotel opened on May 12, 1912, before the city of Beverly Hills was incorporated, and was founded by Margaret Anderson to attract property buyers to the area. The original hotel was designed by Elmer Grey in the Mediterranean Revival style, and it quickly became a magnet for early Hollywood figures. In 1948 the hotel was painted pink, giving rise to its long-standing “Pink Palace” nickname, and in 1949 Paul R. Williams designed the Crescent Wing while also reimagining key public spaces. After a major restoration and reopening in 1995, the hotel came under Dorchester Collection management in 1996 and remains one of Los Angeles’ most iconic luxury addresses.
The setting
The Beverly Hills Hotel stands at 9641 Sunset Boulevard — the iconic corner of Sunset and what would become Rodeo Drive — and predates the city it helped create: when Margaret Anderson opened the salmon-pink hotel in May 1912, Beverly Hills had not yet been incorporated. Its twelve acres of tropical gardens and bungalows rapidly drew Hollywood's founding generation, establishing the property as the unofficial headquarters of the film industry by the late 1920s. Flanked by the Rodeo Drive luxury corridor to the south today, the hotel remains the north anchor of the world's most recognized shopping precinct — a role it assumed before that precinct even existed. 10 miles from Los Angeles International Airport.
Restaurants and bars
- Polo Lounge — Bar
- The Fountain Coffee Room — Café
- The Cabana Cafe — Poolside
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Private pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Five Diamond (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Three Keys (2026)
- Robb Report 50 Greatest Hotels on Earth (2026)
- North America's Leading Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- World's 50 Best Hotels 51-100 (2025)
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