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Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows

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In 1942, Howard Hughes racked up millions of dollars in hotel bills during a decade-long stay in four bungalows at the Beverly Hills Hotel. He apparently passes the time watching movies in the nude, draped in a pink hotel napkin.

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From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2004

In the beginning, cabana life can be intimidating; there are so many possible missteps. Showing up at an appropriate time and securing a good location; tipping the pool boy; having the right clothes, accessories, reading material; occupying yourself for hour after hour in the hot sun; feeling you are making a worthwhile contribution to the mise-en-scène—there is no school for such things. How many of us naturally have the body image and sense of entitlement so public a performance requires?...MORE>>

– Stephen Drucker Cabanarama

Last updated January 2008