The Beverly Hilton
| The Beverly Hilton | |
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The Beverly Hilton as seen from Wilshire Boulevard
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 Location in Beverly Hills/Western Los Angeles Area
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| General information | |
| Location | 9876 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90210 |
| Coordinates | 34°3′59″N 118°24′47″W / 34.06639°N 118.41306°WCoordinates: 34°3′59″N 118°24′47″W / 34.06639°N 118.41306°W |
| Opening | August 12, 1955 |
| Owner | Oasis West Realty |
| Management | Hilton Worldwide |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Welton Becket |
| Developer | Conrad Hilton |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 570 |
| Number of suites | 101 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Website | |
| www.beverlyhilton.com | |
The Beverly Hilton is a hotel located on an 8.9-acre (3.6 ha) property at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards in Beverly Hills, California. The Beverly Hilton has hosted many awards shows, charity benefits and entertainment and motion picture industry events, and is perhaps best known as the home of the annual Golden Globe Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards.
Conrad Hilton opened the Beverly Hilton in 1955. Architect Welton Becket designed the hotel as a showpiece with 582 rooms.
Since 1961, the hotel's International Ballroom has hosted the Golden Globe Award ceremony, presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
In 1975, 50% of the property was sold to Prudential Insurance Company forming a partnership with the Hilton Hotels Corporation. The partnership sold the hotel to entertainer and businessman Merv Griffin for $100.2 million in December 1987.
The Beverly Hilton had completed a $35 million renovation prior to Griffin's purchase. The hotel was Griffin's second choice, as he had expressed an interest in buying the 260-room Beverly Hills Hotel, which had recently been sold to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei for $200 million by a group headed by Denver oilman Marvin Davis.
Griffin owned the hotel from 1987 to 2003, during which time its reputation faded as maintenance was deferred and competition increased. In 2003, Griffin sold the Beverly Hilton for $130 million to Beny Alagem, co-founder of Packard Bell Electronics, through his company Oasis West Realty. Commemorating its 50th anniversary, an ambitious $80 million renovation by architecture firm Gensler began in conjunction with Hilton Hotels, which has managed the property since it opened.
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