Polo Lounge

Polo Lounge

The Polo Lounge is located inside the Beverly Hills Hotel at 9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA. The menu "still offers a classic Neil McCarthy salad, named after the polo-playing millionaire." [ [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Hotels/BeverlyHillsHotel.shtml The Beverly Hills Hotel] ]

The Lounge has been described as "done up in peachy pink (as you might expect), with deep carpets and dark green booths, each booth featuring a plug-in phone. Pink tablecloths are accented with pink vases containing rosebuds; a wall of windows looks out on the sunny patio. Legend has it that Mia Farrow (and maybe even Marlene Dietrich) was banned from the Polo Lounge for wearing pants. You can expect to pay from $75 to $120 for dinner for two. (Breakfast is your best bet at the Polo Lounge, at around $21 to $37 for two.)" [ [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Hotels/BeverlyHillsHotel.shtml The Beverly Hills Hotel] ]


The management has maintained a staff that is regarded as the best in the world for almost one hundred years (1912). Many famous deals have resulted from the seating arrangements at the Lounge & pool, including Robert Evans discovery and subsequent 5 decades of deal making!

Both the Lounge and the Hotel play a small yet significant role in the history of the Watergate political affair in 1972. The high command of the Committee to Re-Elect the President (Richard Nixon) in 1972 was staying at the hotel during a west coast fund raising trip, and having a breakfast meeting in the Polo Lounge when Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy placed his fateful call to Committee Deputy Director, Jeb Stewart McGruder. McGruder took the call at his table in the Lounge, and when Liddy realized that McGruder was obviously in a public setting he initially insisted that he (McGruder) travel to an Air Force base in Los Angeles to reach a private setting and a secure telephone line.

In the event, McGruder merely left the Lounge and went to one of the hotel’s pay phone stations and called Liddy back. Once fully briefed, McGruder went to one of the hotel’s famous suites and participated in a meeting with Committee Director and U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell, his special assistant Fred LaRue, and Committee Deputy Robert Mardian.

The hotel’s logged and charged long distance call records of the calls made from that suite; on the morning after the burglary, formed the basis of the evidence which convicted each of the participants of conspiracy and obstruction of Justice in January 1975

Movies filmed at the Polo Lounge

*"The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952)
*"The Harder They Fall" (1956)
*"Designing Woman" (1957)
*"The Way We Were" (1973)
*"Shampoo" (1975)
*"California Suite" (1978)
*"American Gigolo" (1980)
*"Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986)
*"Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987)
*"B*A*P*S" (1997)
*"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998)
*"Anywhere but Here" (1999)
*"The Kid Stays in the Picture" (2002)

External links

* [http://www.thebeverlyhillshotel.com The Beverly Hills Hotel]
* [http://www.thebeverlyhillshotel.com/restaurants_bars/polo_lounge.html Polo Lounge Web Page]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Polo's Playhouse — Infobox Album | Name = Polo s Playhouse Type = studio Artist = DJ Polo Released = October 28, 1998 Recorded = 1998 Genre = Hip hop Length = Label = Black Jam Records Producer = DJ Polo Reviews = Last album = This album = Polo s Playhouse (1998)… …   Wikipedia

  • Polo neck — A man wearing a folded turtleneck A polo neck (UK) or turtle neck (US) or skivvy (Australia) is a garment usually a sweater with a close fitting, round, and high collar that folds over and covers the neck. It can also refer to type of neckline,… …   Wikipedia

  • Polo Aviation — Infobox Airline airline = Polo Aviation logo size = fleet size = 5 destinations = IATA = ICAO = CUK callsign = CHUKKA parent = company slogan = founded = 1994 headquarters = Congresbury, Bristol, England key people = hubs = Kemble Airport… …   Wikipedia

  • MS Marco Polo — is a cruise ship owned by Global Maritime, under charter to Transocean Tours, Germany. She was built in 1965 by Mathias Thesen Werft, East Germany as MS Alexandr Pushkin for the Soviet Union s Baltic Shipping Company. Between 1993 and 2008 the… …   Wikipedia

  • Ramada Marco Polo Miami Beach (Miami) — Ramada Marco Polo Miami Beach country: United States, city: Miami (Miami Beach) Ramada Marco Polo Miami Beach The Ramada Marco Polo Miami Beach is situated directly on the ocean with 400 feet of golden sandy beaches. Just 20 30 minutes from Miami …   International hotels

  • Venice Marco Polo Airport — Aeroporto di Venezia Tessera Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo IATA: VCE – ICAO: LIPZ …   Wikipedia

  • Marco Polo Hotel Ibiza Island (Ibiza Island) — Marco Polo Hotel Ibiza Island country: Spain, city: Ibiza Island (San Antonio) Marco Polo Hotel Ibiza Island The Marco Polo Hotel Ibiza is situated in the suburb of San Antonio in Ibiza Island. It is only few metres away from the beach and is… …   International hotels

  • Hotel Marco Polo — (Слатине,Хорватия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Bana Jelačića 42, 212 …   Каталог отелей

  • Arelauquen Terrazas del Polo — (Сан Карлос де Барилоче,Аргентина) Категория отеля: Адрес: Ruta 82, La …   Каталог отелей

  • The Marco Polo Prince — (Гонконг,Гонконг) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloom, Ч …   Каталог отелей

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”