Five-star Three MICHELIN Keys Bel Air, Los Angeles
Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection
Twelve acres of garden in Bel Air, a lake with swans on it, and a stone footbridge across the water to the front door.
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- MICHELIN
- Three Keys, 2024 to 2026
- Rooms
- 58 rooms and 45 suites
- Opened
- 1946
- From the airport
- 30 to 40 minutes from LAX
The hotel
Riding stables turned hotel.
Alphonzo Bell, who developed Bel Air, put up the first buildings here in 1922 as offices and riding stables for his estate. In 1946 the Texan Joseph Drown bought the land, brought in the architect Burton Schutt and opened a hotel. Drown also dug Swan Lake, which guests still cross by a covered stone footbridge on the way in. The gardens around it now hold more than 1,200 kinds of plants, among them tall redwoods.
Dorchester Collection bought the hotel in 2008, closed it for two years of work and reopened it in October 2011. The old riding circle now holds the oval pool, ten feet deep, and the former stable has become rooms. Grace Kelly stayed often enough to have a suite named after her. The MICHELIN Guide gave the hotel three Keys in its first American selection in 2024, and kept them in 2026.
- The gardens Twelve acres with more than 1,200 kinds of plants, redwoods, hidden courtyards and contemporary sculpture shown through the year.
- Swan Lake The swans live on the lake below the entrance, and the stone footbridge over it is the way into the hotel.
- Neighbours at the bar Bel Air residents use the hotel almost as a club, for dinner and a late drink at the Bar & Lounge, with live music most nights.
Rooms & suites
Rooms in the garden.
Many of the 103 rooms and suites are spread through the front gardens, in a Hollywood Regency style.
- With history Grace Kelly Suite Named for Grace Kelly, with an electronic archive of the letters she wrote while staying here.
- The largest Presidential Suite More than 2,200 square feet, with Spanish tiles, a dining table for ten and a private pool of its own.
Dining
Dinner under the pergola.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- The Restaurant at Hotel Bel-Air Californian, with Mediterranean influence Culinary director Joe Garcia; tables under a pergola of bougainvillea
- Bar & Lounge Cocktails, Japanese whisky Fireplace, grand piano and live music
- The Living Room Afternoon tea At weekends, beside the big fireplace
- The Pâtisserie Pastry and coffee Popular with the neighbours
Recognition
Awards and listings.
- Three MICHELIN Keys 2024, held in 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Pool Kept for hotel guests; spa visitors from outside cannot use it.
- Pets Up to two small dogs under 7 kilograms per room, for a cleaning fee.
- Location About a mile west of Beverly Hills and half a mile north of Sunset Boulevard, in a residential part of Bel Air.
Getting there
Flying to Los Angeles.
The hotel puts LAX 30 to 40 minutes away by car, more in heavy traffic. Private jets mostly use Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley, about 25 minutes over the Sepulveda Pass by our estimate.
- Las Vegas 50 min
- Aspen 1 h 55
- Los Cabos 2 h 20
- New York 5 h 30
- London 11 h 50 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Hotel Bel-Air have?
- Three, the guide's highest rating. It has held them since the first American selection in 2024, and only one other hotel in Los Angeles has three.
- Can we bring our dog to Hotel Bel-Air?
- Yes, up to two small dogs per room, each under 7 kilograms. The hotel charges a cleaning fee and provides a bowl and a bed.
- How far is Hotel Bel-Air from the airport?
- About 30 to 40 minutes from LAX by car, according to the hotel. Van Nuys, for private jets, is roughly 25 minutes away by our estimate.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Los Angeles?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Los Angeles, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Los Angeles
Other hotels worth the trip.
- The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection A piece of old Hollywood, with three MICHELIN Keys and a Forbes Five-Star rating.
- The Maybourne Beverly Hills Spanish Colonial lines in Beverly Hills, and the only Two-Key hotel in the city rated Five-Star by Forbes.
- The Peninsula Beverly Hills Central Beverly Hills, with Two MICHELIN Keys and The Peninsula Spa.
- L'Ermitage Beverly Hills A Beverly Hills hotel with A-list amenities, Two Keys and a Forbes Four-Star rating.
- Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel) At the foot of Rodeo Drive since 1928, with Wolfgang Puck's CUT downstairs.
- Chateau Marmont The only hotel in West Hollywood with Two MICHELIN Keys.
- Casa del Mar On the sand in Santa Monica, a Forbes Four-Star with one MICHELIN Key.
- Shutters on the Beach A beach hotel in Santa Monica, also rated Four-Star by Forbes.
- Regent Santa Monica Beach Modern rooms by the ocean and a Guerlain Wellness Spa.
- Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills On South Doheny Drive, with a fourth floor given over to wellness rooms and lobby flowers by Jeff Leatham.
- Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Every room has a balcony, and the pool and the Gemma restaurant are up on the roof above Wilshire Boulevard.
- The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles Its rooms fill the upper floors of a Downtown tower at L.A. Live, and a seasonal bar opens on the 26th-floor sun deck.
- SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills Philippe Starck designed it as his first luxury hotel in North America, where Beverly Hills meets West Hollywood.
Staying at Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Los Angeles, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.