Hotel remodels completed with finishing touch of spas: prominent sites get facelifts that include relaxation facilities.A number of Los Angeles' most prominent hotels have recently completed remodels, and in several cases a spa opening has provided the crowning touch. The Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, completed a $35 million renovation this fall. Restaurants the Blvd, Wolfgang Puck's CUT steakhouse and Sidebar have received lots of attention, but the hotel also opened a salon, spa and pool deck with cabanas. The hotel spa is replete with aromatherapy steam room, ice fountain and an "experience shower" with different flashing lights depending on the water pressure. "The spa is designed so that guests will be completely relaxed before their treatment begins," said Katherine Petty of the Beverly Wilshire. The 8,000-square-foot facility is one of the largest hotel spas in the city. The Beverly Hilton completed an $80 remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. in October. All of the rooms were modernized and restaurant Circa 55 restaurant and bar C55 replaced Merv's restaurant among other upgrades. Finally, the hotel opened a spa, christened Aqua Star, after the neighboring pool where film and swim star Esther Williams once made a splash. Last week, Sofitel LA completed its $40 million renovation with the opening of its "Le Spa." The spa opening follows the debut of its restaurant, Simon LA, helmed by celebrity chef In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking. The first historical personality that fits this description is Martino da Como but in practical terms the term grew in popularity during the 1990s. Kerry Simon Kerry Simon is a celebrity chef and the proprietor of Simon Kitchen & Bar at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Simon LA, in Los Angeles, California. Iron Chef Simon has appeared as a challenger on , Iron Chef USA. . Inside the hotel, everything was redone re·done v. Past participle of redo. from carpet to furnishings. "We're the cherry on top of the renovation," said Spa Director Maureen Schumacher. The spa, Sofitel's first in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , adjoins the hotel's gymnasium. Each of the state-of-the-art treatment rooms has iPod docks and numerous loops of music. A bonus for LeSpa, which has entrances on the street and through the hotel, is their cross-the-street proximity to the Beverly Center The Beverly Center is a shopping center in Los Angeles, California, United States. Description The Beverly Center is a monolithic eight-story structure located at the edge of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, California, between La Cienega and San Vicente boulevards. . Other hotels have followed suit. Peninsula Beverly Hills opened a remodeled spa this month, having taken out two guest rooms to allow for an expansion. The Luxe luxe n. 1. The condition of being elegantly sumptuous. 2. Something luxurious; a luxury. [French, luxury, from Latin luxus. Hotel on Sunset Boulevard also added a spa as part of its $12 million remodel. Staff reporter Emily Bryson York can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 235, or at eyork@labusinessjournal.com. |
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