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L’Ermitage is a five-star luxury designed hotel tucked discreetly away at the edge of downtown Beverly Hills. Close to Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Grove, the hotel offers an easy access to the world’s best shopping and dining experiences. As a recipient of the prestigious 2011 AAA Five Diamond Award, L’Ermitage Hotel Beverly Hills is the perfect spot for the business traveller, couples and families looking for a departure from the ordinary and an escape to luxury.

L’Ermitage Beverly Hills offers its guests 124 large guestrooms and suites, each with 40-inch flat-screen TVs, complimentary Wi-Fi, CD and DVD players, multiple 3-line phones, and remote control climate and lighting operation. Suites include a bar and fireplace. Don’t forget your swimming goggles and swimsuit as this hotel features an outdoor pool. The hotel boasts a rooftop pool area offering glorious 360-degree views of the city and mountains, as well as private poolside cabanas, lounge chairs and a heated pool.

This Beverly Hills hotel has its own restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner where you will find a selection of items to try. At The Restaurant patrons are treated to a menu of modern California cuisine with Asian influences; a culinary experience not soon forgotten. Dine in the light-infused dining room or enjoy epicurean delights on the serene garden patio, The Restaurant offers the perfect setting to meet, greet, and entertain while savouring extraordinary flavour combinations. A full spa menu of treatments as well as a state-of-the-art private fitness center, complete with sauna and steam room is offered through the Spa at L’Ermitage. L’Ermitage hotel also has a 24-hour business center and conference/meeting rooms in addition to technology support staff, audio-visual equipment and a fax machine, so you can organize your event with ease.