The Beverly Hills hotel and Hotel Bel-Air in LA are turning empty suites into day-use offices for remote workers who don’t want to work from home or use public co-working spaces. Jenny Southan reports
Two members of the luxury Dorchester Collection, the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, are extending out their five-star hotel services to those seeking alternative workspaces, transforming their spacious bedrooms into fully functioning offices for the first time.
Whether they are booked for taking Zoom calls, hosting interviews or working on a laptop in refined surroundings, the hotels provide an ideal base for doing business in Hollywood.
With business travel to the US (and even within the US) greatly curtailed because of the pandemic, empty hotels are having to find clever new ways to make the most of their room inventory.
Available to book from 7am-7pm, the rooms in the Beverly Hills and Bel-Air properties come with an “on call” IT concierge to ensure a seamless set-up, as well as a patio or balcony, large desk, stationery, free high-speed wifi, a Nespresso coffee machine and refreshments, a minibar (with up to US$35 a day credit) and discounted valet parking
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, Viva Las Office by MGM Resorts allows guests to stay overnight, with rooms starting at US$101 per night (based on a five-night stay). “Elevated amenities and benefits” include flexible check-in and check-out times, a dedicated executive assistant to handle all reservations and experiences, and daily food and beverage credit.