Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel

  • OPENING DATE:

    January 1928
  • GENERAL MANAGER:

    Reed Kandalaft
Physical Features

Total Number of Rooms: 395

  • Guest Rooms: 258
  • Suites: 137

Number of Stories:

  • 10 floors (Wilshire Wing)
  • 14 floors (Beverly Wing)

Design Aesthetic:

  • Italian Renaissance style with French neo-classic influences
  • Arrival via El Camino Real, a cobblestone driveway lined with gaslight lanterns imported from a castle in Edinburgh

Architect:

  • Walker & Eisen (1928)
  • Welton Becket & Associates (1971 enhancements)
  • Gruen Associates (1989 enhancements)
  • Gensler (1998 enhancements)
  • Richard Meier (2006 enhancements)

Interior Designer(s):

  • Marcelle Courtright (themed floors, Beverly Wing, 1971)
  • Texeira (1989)
  • Hirsch Bedner Associates (1998)
  • Barry Design Associates (2004, 2010)
  • Richard Meier (CUT, 2006)

History:

  • Since opening in 1928, this legendary Hotel has been a mainstay for Hollywood and global elite
  • Managed by Four Seasons since 1992

Location: On Wilshire Boulevard at the foot of Rodeo Drive in the heart of Beverly Hills

Spa

Design Aesthetic:

  • Urban refuge with calming elements including a curved water wall surrounding the largest amethyst geode in California, delicate aromas and soft music
  • Jewel-toned accents and organic materials including walnut and onyx

Interior Designer: Barry Design Associates

Signature Treatment: Beverly Wilshire Signature Facial

Special Features:

  • Aromatherapy crystal steam room
  • Ice fountain
  • Experience shower
  • Tranquility lounge
Dining

  

Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:

  • Wild arugula
  • Asian pears
  • Juliet grape tomatoes
  • Sweet black mission figs
  • Cipoline onions

Restaurant: CUT

  • Cuisine: Steak and seafood menu created by Wolfgang Puck
  • Indoor Seating: 104
  • Designer: Richard Meier

Restaurant: THE Blvd

  • Indoor Seating: 83
  • Outdoor Seating: 42
  • Designer: Barry Design Associates

Restaurant: The Pool Bar & Café

  • Outdoor Seating: 28, plus six at the bar
  • Designer: Barry Design Associates

Lounge: THEBlvd Lounge

  • Indoor Seating: 33
  • Designer: Barry Design Associates

Lounge: CUT Lounge

  • Indoor Seating: 58
  • Designer: Richard Meier
Recreation

Pools:

  • Number of Pools: 1

Fitness Facilities:

  • Special Features: Two-story Fitness Centre overlooks Mediterranean-style pool
  • Sample Fitness Activities:
    • Personal trainer available for sessions
    • Yoga room
    • Weight training

Off-site Activities:

  • Golf
  • Hiking
  • Tennis
  • Shopping
Meeting Rooms

Total Size: 37,589 sq ft / 3,492 sq m

Largest Ballroom: 14,300 sq ft / 1,328 sq m

Banquet Capacity: 880

Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 250

Breakout Spaces: 9

Unique Meeting and Event Facilities:

  • Royal Suite – former residence with original hardwood floors, crown moulding and natural light; terrace overlooks Rodeo Drive with Hollywood Hills views
  • Outdoor terrace on second floor overlooks Rodeo Drive
  • Customised green meetings
Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Supporting The Midnight Mission as part of the Chefs to End Hunger program
  • Host of blood drives and events for the American Red Cross
  • Annual October Breast Cancer Awareness fundraising
  • Involved with supporting various smaller local charities locally in Beverly Hills and throughout Los Angeles

PRESS CONTACTS
Kiersten Dunn
Director of Public Relations and Communications
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, 90212
USA