Originally Posted by
KatW
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.
This has been a hot topic here. I much, much preferred the 'old' Hotel Bel Air. They killed that property in the remodel by completely changing the personality. That being said, this part of the world has one of the highest concentrations of world class hotels in the world, rivaling HK. Here is my LA list in order of preference:
Pen, Hotel Bel Air, FS BH, Beverly Hills Hotel, FS BW, Montage.
I don't like FS BW and the Montage, but that fact that those properties are ranked 4th and fifth to me shows how strong the competition is in Los Angeles. I'd happily settle for the 5th place Montage in say, Seattle or SF.
Of topic: The FS SF is well on the way to challenging FS Sydney at the bottom of the FS chain ....