Built in 1912, before there was even a city called Beverly Hills, the Beverly Hills Hotel was a sprawling mass of Mission Revival-style white stucco and terracotta tiles.
Once the stars of the day moved into the area — Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton hot on the heels of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Junior — it became prime real estate and has never looked back.
Now the hotel is completing the final stage of the restoration by Adam D Tihany, whose designs have graced hotels including the restaurants at the Mandarin Oriental in London.
The hotel’s new look is more contemporary, with gadgets such as Bang & Olufsen televisions on walls and built into bathroom mirrors, integrated media panels and specialty lighting systems.
But the soft-furnishing luxury has also been piled on with soft leather, mohair and silks, as you can see in this photograph published in the UK for the first time in the Standard.
For those seeking that old school starry entrance, don’t worry — the signature red carpet remains.
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