Thompson Beverly Hills

Mr & Mrs Smith have a trip to this boutique hotel in the diary, and just as soon as they’ve unpacked their Gucci sunglasses from their Cole Haan bags, a full account of their stay in Los Angeles will be with you. In the meantime, just to whet your wanderlust, here’s a quick snapshot of life at the Thompson Beverly Hills…

Formerly an anonymous chain hotel, the Thompson Beverly Hills in Los Angeles has had a serious injection of style since the eponymous hip hotel group and designer Dodd Mitchell got their expertly manicured hands on it. Though large, the hotel has been given a boutique makeover that would turn more intimate properties green with envy. All 107 rooms have been decorated in a colour palette of rich browns and greys, and accessorised with Palamino or Fresian rugs, and chocolate-leather bedheads – while the dramatic black-and-white marble bathrooms are every bit as glorious as those of the Hollywood A-listers who live round these parts. You might even see some of them up at the rooftop ABH bar, where lounge lizards and Angelino scenesters sip Japanese-themed cocktails and gaze out over the city of angels…