This pale-pink, palm-fringed hotel on Sunset Boulevard is a favourite with Hollywood A-listers: stars love the 210-room property (which celebrates its 100th birthday this year) for its old-fashioned grandeur, as well as its friendly, efficient and discreet service. The La Prairie spa provides customised anti-ageing treatments in private cabanas. The famous Polo Lounge (due for renovation this year) is one of the hotel's three restaurants; it serves seasonal Californian cuisine and afternoon tea. X-factor The 23 individually designed bungalows, set in 12 acres of gardens, are the ultimate in film-star glamour. Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned here with six of her eight husbands. Two new 5,000sq ft Presidential Bungalows opened last June.
