Built in 1912, The Beverly Hills Hotel is just as luxurious, glamorous, and desired as it was 107 years ago. It was known as “the hotel between the city and the sea,” because it was almost perfectly centered between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Plus, it gave those looking for real estate in the old lima bean fields, a place to spend the night as they looked for the perfect property to build a home. A few years later, the hotel would have famous neighbors like Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. The legendary Polo Lounge is a must for anyone staying at, or visiting the property. A few of us just made our annual
Heritage Square Museum Halloween
October 13, 2018
Los Angeles may be the hub of the entertainment world and one of the newest cities in America, but we still have plenty of history to share! Just north of Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles sits the Heritage Square Museum — a living history museum highlighting life in Southern California in its first 100 years as a state. The property has plenty to see with actual structures from the Victorian era that have been saved, preserved, and moved to the location. The structures offer up a picturesque 1800’s town just 2 miles away from the skyscrapers of Downtown Los Angeles. Living museum, you ask? Yes! The museum staff are working, acting, and living as if they were back at
Celebrity Homes Tours and Sightings in Beverly Hills
August 22, 2018
CELEBRITY HOMES TOURS AND SIGHTINGS IN BEVERLY HILLS AND HOLLYWOOD _______________________________________ When traveling to different cities and countries, everyone has their own personal bucket list to check off. In Italy, it may be the canals of Venice, that leaning tower in Pisa, the statue of David, the Coliseum, or dining on great pizza and wine…among 1000’s of other amazing experiences and venues throughout the country. We’re in Los Angeles, and so much of what we do focuses around the celebrity history that helped build our city. It could be the legendary studios where they worked, the homes where they lived, the places they frequent for partying and dining, the locations they died, and ultimately—the places where they are laid to rest.
Live Music Venues in Los Angeles
May 23, 2018
Live music venues in Los Angeles are everywhere! After all, many of the world’s top musicians live in or around our city. We’ve got everything from small rock ‘n roll stages to outdoor venues to massive stadiums. Here’s just a few: Travel down the Sunset Strip and enjoy a bit of rock history. It’s where bands like Motley Crue, Jim Morrison and The Doors, Van Halen, Guns n Roses, and Frank Zappa played to excited fans. Spots like Gazzarri’s, Pandora’s Box, Billboard Live, and Starwood are long gone, but The Whisky A Go-Go, The Viper Room, The Roxy, and The Rainbow Bar and Grill are still going strong. One of the venues on this stretch that’s been reincarnated from past clubs is the
NSYNC Live on The Walk of Fame
April 19, 2018
Since the information was released about NSYNC live on the walk of fame, fans from around the world have been buying airline tickets for the opportunity to see the band live and in person. Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick will receive their collective star for NSYNC on Monday, April 30th at 1130AM. The ceremony will be the 2636th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and will take place at 7080 Hollywood Blvd, near the corner of La Brea. Other boy bands at this same location include New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Boys II Men, and The Backstreet Boys. (Just yards away, next to the four silver ladies of Hollywood statue, look down to
Rockwell Table and Stage Los Angeles
March 21, 2018
Rockwell: Table and Stage The entertainment business is everywhere in Los Angeles – and not just in the magic of film making. New music, theatre, and comedy are at venues all over our city —from familiar names in entertaining to those that may not yet be discovered. If you find yourself wanting to live like a true Angeleno while visiting, and see live local talent, you definitely want to make a stop at the Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles. Tucked away in the heart of hip Los Feliz, the venue sits in the middle of the hub of the up and comers in the entertainment world. Rockwell is where many take their music to workshop and their comedy
Outdoor Summer Music Venues in Los Angeles
June 23, 2017
Outdoor Summer Music Venues in Los Angeles! There are a few things Los Angeles never runs short of – two of them being beautiful weather and music. The summer solstice may have just passed, but there are plenty of long days ahead to enjoy. Lucky for those in L.A. during this time the city offers many places to listen to live music during the evening. Jazz Night on Friday evenings at the Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art (LACMA) is a favorite among our staff here at Glitterati. The evening offers a beautiful view of the famous “Urban Light” exhibit which features two hundred and two cast iron street lamps from historic Los Angeles. Nearby is the restaurant Ray’s and Stark if
What’s Happening in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills
June 7, 2017
What’s happening in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills recently, and in the near future? Quite a bit, as always. The Los Angeles area welcomes a handful of new hotels including The Hotel Figueroa in Downtown Los Angeles, The Dream Hotel in Hollywood, and The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills. The Waldorf is the latest in luxury in the heart of Beverly Hills. Their general neighbors include The Peninsula, The Montage Beverly Hills, The Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, The SLS, The Beverly Wilshire Hotel and The Hotel Bel Air. The Waldorf shares a lot with the legendary Beverly Hilton Hotel, once known as the Merv Griffin Hotel, and the annual host of The Golden Globe Awards (sadly,
Most Popular Studio Tours in Hollywood and Los Angeles
May 31, 2017
Glitterati Tours of Beverly Hills often gets asked if we do studio tours of Hollywood and Los Angeles. Yes, and no. We never have access past the gates of these legendary movie and television creative machines. We do have a tour called “Whirlwind LA, plus Studios.” This tour gives guests a wonderful city perspective of Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and puts an extra emphasis on the history of the famous star machines in the birth of the Hollywood movie industry. This includes the independent studios where Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mary Pickford, Harold Lloyd and Douglas Fairbanks kicked off their careers. With television threatening the movie industry in the 50’s, we also include famous studios like Desilu, with
Tam O’Shanter Restaurant and Walt Disney
April 13, 2017
The historic Tam O’Shanter Restaurant and Walt Disney go hand-in-hand. After all, this legendary restaurant in the Atwater Village section of Los Angeles wasn’t too terribly far from the old original Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue. The Tam was where Walt and his talented team of animators, and eventually his Imagineers, could conduct business and enjoy the awesomeness that is Tam O’Shanter. In fact, when pulling up to Tam, you can actually see an incredible resemblance to the cottage in the classic Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Recently, Glitterati Tours of Beverly Hills, had the pleasure of a private tour by the General Manager, John and a Disney expert. What a treat. They even shared stories of this wonderful
