Revamp for Hotel Bel-Air
The Dorchester Collection’s Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, US, is to undergo a multi-million dollar renovation that will see the hotel shut from October this year till mid-2011.
The project will include the renovation of all of the hotel’s 91 rooms and suites, its famous Champagne Bar and its restaurants and private dining rooms. Twelve new villas will also be built within the hotel’s grounds.
A new spa is already being built at the hotel, featuring seven treatment rooms and three junior spa suites, which will open at the same time as the hotel.
Interior designers David Rockwell and Alexandra Champalimaud have been appointed to design the project.
General manager, Tim Lee, said: “While it continues to rank as one of the top hotels in the world, the renovation project will revitalise it and bring it up to date.
“Our guests absolutely love this hotel, it is a home away from home for many and our vision for the Hotel Bel-Air is to create somewhere that will enchant both local residents and international travellers alike.”
According to the Los Angeles Times, the majority of the hotel’s 300-strong workforce will lose their jobs, but Lee said that he would do his best to find them jobs at other Dorchester Collection hotels.
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