Loved Hotel Bel Air BEFORE the renovation, it was our go-to abode in LA. But no interest now, the new look does not appeal. I do understand I'm no longer in the targeted demographic.

Yet the "loss" of the Bel Air was cushioned by the discovery of the Pen and the Beverly Hills Hotel both of which are luxuriously comfortable and provide superb service. At the Pen we go for a hot-tub villa suite and at the BHH we opt for one of the cottage suites.