Each week at Tatler Asia’s The Suite Spot, we showcase the world’s most over-the-top and extravagant hotel suites. This week, we look at the Presidential Suite at Hotel Bel-Air, one of the most sought after hotels by Hollywood's A-list
The Presidential Suite at Hotel Bel-Air
Suite Size: 6,775 square feet of indoor-outdoor living space. Basically, your own private Bel-Air mansion.
Suite Specs: The Presidential Suite at Hotel Bel-Air is housed in a hacienda-style standalone home, complete with its own private full-size swimming pool enclosed in a Spanish-style courtyard.
It features a large living room with vaulted ceilings, a grand piano and fireplace, a dining room that seats up to 10 guests, a full kitchen with a separate entrance for staff, and a private office. Both the bedroom and living room feature French doors that open to the suite's 4,515 square foot courtyard.
There's also a separate, smaller terrace with an outdoor dining area and a hot tub.
The price of staying at Hotel Bel-Air's Presidential Suite is US$300,000 a month. The property is listed with real estate agents James Harris and David Parnes, stars of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (could this place get more Hollywood?). And while that's a pretty hefty sum, it's actually a bargain compared to its nightly rate, which can be as high as US$18,000, depending on the season.
Suite Design: The Hotel Bel-Air is one of 10 luxury hotels in the Dorchester Group, which includes the likes of the Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris and The Dorchester in London in its portfolio.
In 2009, Hotel Bel-Air closed for a two-year renovation led by renowned designer Alexandra Champalimaud—who also oversaw the renovation of Raffles Hotel in Singapore.
The hotel's design makes the most of the property's Spanish-style buildings and tropical flora; and embraces the hotel's history as a Hollywood icon, adopting the timeless charm of its golden era with mid century-modern pieces and bold textiles, while bringing it into the now with modern comforts—from the luxury Fili d’Oro Egyptian cotton bed linens, marble bathrooms with mosaic details and the Bang & Olufsen HD TVs.
