The Los Angeles Biltmore: The Host of the Coast Review

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(More customer reviews)The Regal Biltmore Hotel has been a downtown landmark since it opened its doors in 1923. Few hotels have been so eagerly awaited, and few have fufilled their promise as well as this elegant tribute to the art and architecture of the Renaissance. For three-quarters of a century, the Biltmore has epitomized style and hosted events of significance to the city, the state the nation, and the world - the Oscars, for one, were born in the hotel's Crystal Ballroom just four years after opening.
The Biltmore was a statement to the rest of the world that Los Angeles had arrived as an American metropolis. It the early 1920's civic leaders dreamed of a first-class hotel that would put the city on the map and become one of the country's best. Thanks to their foresight and business acunen, they were to build a hotel that has endured as a key link in the city's history.
From the original entrance off Pershing Square, up the grand Spanish-style staircase, along the magnificent Galeria - the hotel's main street - and into its opulent public spaces and ballrooms, the Biltmore has always signified gracious hospitality. Hollywood stars have flocked to the renowned Biltmore Bowl, presidents have slept in the hotel's rooms; and a cross section of travelers have felt right at home here.
The Los Angeles Biltmore brings back the days of Shirley Temple and afternoon tea dances, of civic pride and incomparable artistic embellishments. This fascinating story shows how the Biltmore began in the glamorous 1920s and why it continues to serve as the Host of the Coast.
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