What a comfortable pillow-top bed, your choice of many pillows, smooth sheets. The freeway noise did not bother me in such a nice bed. Convenient shuttle to Getty. I guess the rooms are too small to have an easy chair with an ottoman. Just a desk chair. All three nights we were pooped so just ate dinners in the 17th floor restaurant West with great views to forever, since it rained and LA was cleared of smog. Beautiful. Our waiter at dinner, Alberto, is a charmer, as is the manager, Michael. They both worked well to please us. The lobster mac and cheese was presented with the sauce an injected foam at the table. Mmm. The Brentwood salad is fresh and delicious. Pumpkin soup superb. We had a fun domestic cheese plate and charcuterie with martinis to start. The Little Gem (a delicate small lettuce) was clobbered by an overbearing vinegrette and cracklings that just melted the tender leaves. The kohlrabi with chestnuts was no good at all. The young chef, from London, is taking risks, perhaps with ingredients with which he is not that familiar. Michael and Alberto made up for it. My gripe is with the Joie de Vivre Hotels slim selection of TV channels. They are for guys. Just ESPN, CNN and that stuff. no fun.
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