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Stratosphere Lounge | Photo: Custom Hotel
Custom Hotel - Themed Lounges
With its LAX-adjacent location as inspiration, the newly-revamped Custom Hotel embraced airport design and social life, and with various themed lounges for gathering and sharing ideas, guests will have plenty of chances to get social.
- Layover Lounge: Located in the main lobby and featuring communal tables with power outlets (for travel devices) and seating hubs for impromptu meetings. Don’t miss the daily wine hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Transonic: Electronic gaming lounge equipped with Xbox Kinect and Wii game stations, 55" LCD/HDMI TVs, and surround sound system.
- LAX Lounge: Inspired by the airport VIP lounge, the LAX has plush seating, flight departure display, PC, printer for boarding passes, work desks and a 42" LCD/HDMI TV.
- Stratosphere: Head to the hotel’s top floor and a relaxation room that features rich leather massage chairs, calming music and a tranquil atmosphere. After a session at the Stratosphere, you’ll be flying much higher than the 12th Floor.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310.645.0400
www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/losangeles/custom_hotel
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Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills - ICE Technology
The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is the first hotel on the West Coast and the first Four Seasons property to offer ICE (Interactive Customer Experience) from Intelity on personal, in-room iPad2 devices throughout all 285 guestrooms and suites. The award-winning ICE technology allows guests to customize their stay and reach all areas of the hotel, including ordering in-room dining, restaurant reservations, valet parking, airport transportation, Spa treatments, housekeeping requests, researching information on cultural and entertainment attractions, and more.
300 South Doheny Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310.273.2222
www.fourseasons.com/losangeles
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Hotel Amarano - Médicis de Paris Dragées Décor
As anyone in the hospitality industry will tell you, it’s the little touches that go a long way to enhancing the guest experience. For the Hotel Amarano in Burbank, it’s the jar of French chocolates known as dragées (traditionally used to decorate baked goods and other sweets) at the front desk that has surprisingly made a lasting impression on guests. In fact, guests have emailed the hotel asking if they can buy the jar.
322 North Pass Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505
818.842.8887
www.hotelamarano.com
Venice Art Crawl | Photo: Hotel Erwin
Hotel Erwin - Ink and Stay
Located in Venice Beach, the Hotel Erwin offers a unique room package perfectly suited to its artistic and edgy neighborhood. Book the "Ink and Stay" package and receive a $100 voucher for a tattoo from the hotel's in-house tattoo and graffiti artist; lotion and ice pack for healing; a bottle of tequila for more “healing”; and a $500 bonus if you get a tattoo that says “I Heart Hotel Erwin.” For guests who prefer to look at art rather than permanently wearing it, the hotel participates in the Venice Art Crawl the third Thursday of every month.
1697 Pacific Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90291
310.452.1111
www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/losangeles/erwin
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Hotel Wilshire - Private Dinner by Eric GreenspanAt the newly-opened Hotel Wilshire, guests who stay in the penthouse can experience an exclusive dinner party created by Chef Eric Greenspan, who created the menu for the hotel’s restaurant, The Roof on Wilshire. The private dinner menu is based on The Roof’s “Bold American” cuisine of innovative twists on classic comfort food, specially customized by Chef Greenspan for the guest’s particular needs. The dinner includes wine pairings by Greenspan’s business partner, the noted sommelier Jay Perrin.
6317 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
323.852.6000
www.hotelwilshire.com
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InterContinental Los Angeles - Zumba on the Helipad
Whether you’re a hotel guest who likes to stay fit on the road, or you live in Los Angeles, the InterContinental in Century City offers a workout with an extra helping of adrenaline: a Zumba exercise class on its 18th floor helipad. If you have the nerve, look over the edge of the helipad and you’ll see the Fox movie lot, including its famed New York street scene.
2151 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310.284.6500
www.intercontinentallosangeles.com
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Malibu Beach Inn - Yoga on the Sand
Nestled on the sands of famed “Billionaire’s Beach,” Malibu Beach Inn offers exclusive “Zen-Sational” Beach Treatments for its guests, including foot massage, hand massage or mini-back massage under the Sun. The hotel also provides Beachside Sunrise or Sunset Yoga on the sand. For an entirely different method of achieving zen, sip your favorite beverage or cocktail under an umbrella, accompanied by the sound of crashing waves.
22878 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90265
310.456.6444
www.malibubeachinn.com
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Mondrian Los Angeles - Minibar for the Mind
The Minibar for the Mind has been created exclusively for Morgans Hotel Group by The School of Life, and offers guests a midnight feast of intellect, inspiration and ideas. Priced at $56, the custom-made box contains an intriguing and thought-provoking alternative to the usual minibar fare:
- Conversation Starters (box set 250 cards)
- Collected Thoughts Vol.1 (book)
- 2 x Bibliotherapy Prescriptions, Dreams & Fears Notebook
- Writer’s Block (set of 3 x pencils)
West Hollywood, CA 90069
323.650.8999
www.mondrianhotel.com
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Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles - TV in the Mirror
Whether it’s 400-thread-count linens, a state-of-the-art fitness center, or the fine dining and spectacular views available at Wolfgang Puck’s WP24 Restaurant & Lounge, luxurious amenities are to be expected from The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles. But it’s an unexpected feature that never fails to delight the hotel’s guests: all 123 guestrooms (including 13 suites) have a High Definition LCD screen embedded in the bathroom mirror. The TV seems to float above the vanity, and magically appears and disappears with the touch of the remote.
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1328
213.293.3762
www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LosAngeles/Default.htm
SLS Hotel - GoSLSHotel App
The Philippe Starck-designed SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills offers amenities that range from Lotions & Potions organic bath and body products, to high tech, 40” widescreen LCD TVs that are clearly hidden behind a sheet of smoked glass and appear when needed. For the modern traveler who never leaves home without a personal smart device, SLS offers its “GoSLSHotel” app, which guests can use to set a wake-up call, order room service, request luggage pick-up, purchase show tickets, or make a dinner reservation.
465 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310.247.0400
www.slshotels.com
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Terranea Resort - Falconry Program
The skies above Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes are clear and free of pesky seagulls, thanks to a non-lethal falconry program introduced by Aerial Solutions, a bird control service. As a result of the eco-friendly abatement program, the oceanfront resort is rid of a large, indigenous seagull population, while guests can get up close and personal to the majestic birds of prey, who have become a popular and unique attraction at the coastal property.
100 Terranea Way
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310.265.2800
www.terranea.com
