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"The Hotel Bel-Air's Second Act\nAfter an extensive two-year renovation, the famed Los Angeles retreat debuts a glamorous new look, courtesy of designers Alexandra Champalimaud and David Rockwell\nDespite an extensive top-to-bottom renovation, the famous pink stucco fa\u00E7ade and Spanish Colonial\u2013style architecture of the 66-year-old hotel remain the same.\nFormerly two suites that have been combined, the 7,000-square-foot Presidential Suite has its own private pool and terrace in the spot where the hotel's main fountain and courtyard once stood.\nThe living room of the Presidential Suite features custom-made furnishings like a rock-crystal chandelier by Alger-Triton.\nThe view of the Presidential Suite's private pool from inside its embossed-leather doors.\nThe lobby, designed by Alexandra Champalimaud, is anchored by a natural-stone-and-metal fireplace and wide-plank oak floors.\nDavid Rockwell updated the hotel's famed Oak Bar with details that remain true to the room's original design: For instance, he kept the shape of the old fireplace but replaced the wood mantel with a marble one.\nThe new terrace area of the Wolfgang Puck restaurant has the feel of a Spanish courtyard, with private dining alcoves that overlook the hotel's famous Swan Lake.\nThe Grand Deluxe guest rooms feature chic black-and-cream color schemes, wood-burning fireplaces, and French doors that lead to private garden terraces.\nLoft guest-room baths feature white marble floors and freestanding Produits Neptune tubs.\nThe hotel's focal point is still its iconic oval-shaped pool, surrounded by palm trees and heated to a perfect 82 degrees year-round."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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