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Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows

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9641 Sunset Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA
(800) 283-8885 or (310) 276-2251

COST: $$$


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 lastArticle = 6/2004 and lastAward = 01/2008

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