The Maybourne Beverly Hills

Rooms and decor

Picture a 5-star hotel that folds European elegance into California sunshine and ease, and you have the charm of The Maybourne Beverly Hills, part of the Maybourne group that looks after legends like Claridge's and The Connaught in London. Rooms and suites here run contemporary, warm and good-looking without shouting. Soft tones play off carefully chosen mid-century furniture, and walls hung with collected art make each corner feel like a small gallery. Bathrooms are spacious and luxe with quality products, and the beds are soft enough that several reviews single out an unusually good night's sleep. Big windows pull in LA's warm light, and some rooms look out over the city and the Hollywood Hills. The overall design is not about flash, it is about comfort, a classic European feel crossed with a fresh West Coast one. Anyone who likes luxury that reads contemporary but still warm should be sold the moment they open the door.

Food and amenities

The heart of a stay here is the 9th-floor rooftop, the standout of the hotel. Up top is a pool styled like a Mediterranean seaside resort, ringed by native trees, flowers in bloom and the Hollywood Hills running off into the distance. Late afternoon, when the sun softens, is heaven for anyone who loves soaking and taking in the view. What makes this rooftop different is Dante, the New York cocktail-bar and Italian legend whose first West Coast location opened right here, sending out fragrant wood-fired pizza, fresh oysters and cold spritzes by the pool, an easygoing-but-polished scene that has become one of the city's favorite check-in spots. Downstairs there are more places to eat: The Terrace in an open European piazza style, The Maybourne Café for relaxed all-day meals, and The Maybourne Bar for evening cocktails and wine. There is a spa and fitness center too, and in October 2025 the hotel earned two Michelin Keys, vouching for the level of design and the stay itself.

Location and getting there

Location is genuinely the strongest card here. The hotel sits on North Canon Drive in the heart of the Golden Triangle in Beverly Hills, the core of the legendary 90210 zip code. The best part is being just one block from Rodeo Drive, the renowned luxury shopping street. A few minutes out of the lobby and you hit rows of designer boutiques, art galleries and well-known restaurants you can wander all day. The neighborhood is easy and safe to walk, polished and clean. From here it is a simple drive to LA's big areas, West Hollywood, the Sunset Strip, or out to Santa Monica beach. LAX is roughly a 30 to 40 minute drive depending on traffic. The thing to understand is that there is no metro nearby, so reaching anywhere farther out means leaning on the hotel car, taxis or ride-share. But since everything in the neighborhood is already walkable, that barely registers for anyone here to soak up Beverly Hills. Simply put, if you want to wake up and shop Rodeo Drive then come back to soak in a rooftop pool over Hollywood, this location is a full ten.

Things to know before booking

Straight talk to help you decide. The first thing to weigh is price: this is premium, starting around $800 a night and up, and the extras, food, drinks, spa treatments and parking, all run high by Beverly Hills standards. On a tight budget the final total can land higher than you planned. The second is getting around, because there is no metro nearby, so reaching farther spots means the hotel car, taxis or ride-share. Anyone who likes hopping on public transit to explore solo will find it less convenient than a hotel with a metro at the door. The last is the rooftop crowd, because the pool and Dante are popular spots that outside guests use too, so weekends and high season get fairly busy and tables are hard to book. Anyone after total quiet and privacy may find it more lively than restful, so book ahead and pick the quieter hours to be more comfortable.

Our take

After our team read through hundreds of real reviews, The Maybourne Beverly Hills is a hotel that sells a landmark 90210 location, a rooftop pool with a Hollywood view and Forbes Five-Star service, and does it proudly. What everyone agrees on is being right inside the glamour of Beverly Hills, a one-block walk to Rodeo Drive and back to soak in the 9th-floor rooftop pool with a spritz at Dante under the Hollywood Hills, which is how the guest score climbs to 9.5 and the hotel holds a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating two years running. If the trip in your head is luxury shopping, a European-meets-California mood and the rooftop as your main hangout, this is an ideal fit. If you are after the quiet privacy of a closed-off resort, or you want to save money and travel by public transit, the location and price here may not be the answer. Overall we give it 9.4/10, best for couples, fashion people and luxury travelers who want to be in the heart of Beverly Hills glamour.