 | It’s not uncommon for Bel-Air guests to walk our 12-acre sanctuary awe-struck by the hundreds of plants, flowers, trees, and botanical wonders that grace the property. Stroll hand in hand along cobbled paths, pausing to admire the 60-year-old lonchocarpus tree’s thick branches that seemingly burst through the Restaurant Terrace's canopy. Marvel at the 12-foot-tall bird of paradise tree, ancient sycamores, bright yellow blooms of a tipu tree, an Irish ewe tree and a 200-year-old California live oak. A vivid koi pond in the Chalon Courtyard along with aromatic peach, lemon, orange, and apricot trees add to our lustrous leitmotif.
Hotel Bel-Air boasts some of the most stunning landscaping in the world—grounds that have evolved since the early 1940s, when the original proprietor envisioned a hotel with lush gardens, an ethereal Swan Lake, and a distinctive oval swimming pool. Our oasis-like surroundings and elegantly comfortable rooms create a special sanctuary for new and returning guests—as well as a home for indigenous wildlife such as the colorful hummingbirds that busy themselves among the redwoods and tree ferns.
Additionally, Hotel Bel-Air's Spanish colonial architecture is complemented by ficus and fragrant orange blossom trees that enrobe the pink stucco buildings, red tile roofs, and a majestic bell tower, wrapped with the red flowers of a trumpet vine. | |
