The Crescent
I love the cozy comfort that small boutique hotels offer…but sometimes making the choice to go boutique means leaving behind chain hotel comforts like: a full restaurant, bar, room service, gym etc. So when I stumbled upon a boutique hotel that offered all these comforts at a moderate price…I knew I found a gem.
The gem in question is The Crescent Hotel, a sleek refuge smack in the middle of a designer jungle known as Beverly Hills. Set only a few blocks from Rodeo drive, the hotel was originally built in the early days of Hollywood as a pied-a-terre for silent film stars. The building has been re-vamped and now houses 35 contemporary, fully-appointed guest rooms, as well as a sleek indoor-outdoor lounge and al-fresco dining courtesy of the their gourmet American restaurant, Boé.
Although rooms start at only $175 (which is cheap for ritzy BH), you receive five star amenities like room service, pre-loaded iPods and a gourmet snack bar in each room, fine Italian linens, and access to the super posh Sports Club LA (for only $25).
If you are passing through but don’t need a place to stay, the bar is still worth a stop…with it’s eclectic mix of “garden & herb” cocktails, which includes concoctions such as the ”victorias secret garden”…a mix of St. Germain elderflower liquor, fresh garden flowers, and Hangar One citrus vodka. For more info on this hidden treasure…crescentbh.com