Jake B

Review of The Beverly Hilton

My experience at the hotel was marvelous, full of ...

My experience at the hotel was marvelous, full of nostalgia of old Hollywood, and glimpses of would-be celebrities walking about. The front desk greets you warmly (I had already checked in on my phone), so i just needed a room key. After being directed to our room, we left the lobby and walked around the surroundings, enjoying the small shops and such on our way to the elevator. The floor we were on was extremely clean, with pictures of old Hollywood actors and actresses that had stayed at the hotel. We were celebrating my mom's birthday, and it was neat to know the hotel opened the same year my mom was born. Anyway, the rooms were small-ish, but stilll adequate for two adults. The beds were typical Hilton property beds, aka AMAZING. That's the best part of a stay at a Hilton, you know. The TV had tons of regular channels, there were vending and ice machines in the hall, and everything else was fairly status quo. However, the aspect of the Beverly Hilton that will put you in that cosmic, nostalgic, embraced-in-luxury feeling is the bar and pool area. Getting an original mai tai at Trader Vic's sitting at an outdoor lounge overlooking the pool area, wondering what famous people I'm unknowingly looking at....smoking a cigarette on the 2nd story balcony smoking area with plush chairs and a great view of the pool area really made it a 5-star stay for us, The ambiance was absolutely unmatched! We were only there a night but I hope to stay many more nights in the future! I would take off 1/4 star if I could just because there's no refrigerator in the rooms, which sucks for me because I gotta have a morning Monster energy drink. Also, the sliding door separating the bedroom area from the bathroom area is very flimsy and provides little to no sound-proofing, and thus no real privacy. Someone in bed can hear every single slight noise that goes on in the bathroom in far too much detail. Hilton, please do something about that! Even the closest of couples don't want to hear each other poo. Seriously.