The Los Angeles Country Club, opened in 1897, is one of the places in Beverly Hills to see and be seen as well as take in a round on one of the two 18-hole golf courses separated by Wilshire Boulevard. When the match is over and you have enjoyed the Beverly Hills nightlife, several three star hotels in proximity offer guests a pampered stay for a reasonable price.
Five minutes from the Los Angeles Country Club in the center of Westwood Village is the European-styled Hilgard House Hotel & Suites. Walk to area museums and to the campus of the University of California Los Angeles. This hotel offers complimentary breakfast daily in the lobby or delivered to your room, Internet access, and free parking. Each room features one king or queen or two double beds, a refrigerator, and a sitting area. Suites with full kitchens and jacuzzi tubs are also available. Walk to restaurants, shopping and to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. As of September 2010, room rates begin at $174 per night.
Hilgard House Hotel & Suites
927 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-208-3945
hilgardhouse.com
Silent film star Lillian Gish once owned the apartment home now serving as Maison 140 Beverly Hills, a 43-room boutique hotel just three minutes from the Los Angeles Country Club. Surrounded by Beverly Hills shopping and residences, the Maison 140 is a short walk to Rodeo Drive shopping and to area restaurants and art galleries. This elegantly appointed hotel offers a fitness room with pool privileges available at the nearby Avalon Hotel. A reception salon, the Bar Noir lounge, and continental breakfast can enhance your stay. Each room is individually decorated with combined European and Asian themes and abstract artwork, offering a DVD player, an in-room safe, a minibar and Internet access. Guests enjoy Italian designer bathrobes and Neil George toiletries. In-room spa treatment is also available. Rates as of September 2010 are from $165 per night.
Maison 140 Beverly Hills
140 South Lasky Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-281-4000
maison140beverlyhills.com
Approximately 20 minutes east of the Los Angeles Country Club is the Courtyard by Marriott, a four-story, 135-room hotel. The Courtyard is 12 miles from Greystone Mansion and Park and the Virginia Robinson Gardens. This Marriott hotel offers coffee in the lobby, Internet access, a parking garage, an exercise center, an outdoor pool, spa and a business center. Each room offers one king or two double beds, a coffee maker, a microwave, a refrigerator and a balcony. Walk to Century City to tour Fox Studios and MGM. As of September 2010, rooms started at $209 per night.
Courtyard Los Angeles Century City/Beverly Hills
10320 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-556-2777
marriott.com
