Hotel Bel-Air Earns a Three MICHELIN Key Rating, One of Only Two in Los Angeles

Hotel Bel-Air received a Three MICHELIN Key rating in October 2025, the guide's top distinction and one held by only sixteen hotels across the entire United States. Within Los Angeles specifically, just two hotels carry the honor, and Hotel Bel-Air's position among them confirms what its regulars have generally taken for granted for years: that this remains one of the quietest, most consistently excellent hotels in the city, tucked into eleven acres of gardens that make it feel worlds away from the rest of Los Angeles despite sitting minutes from Beverly Hills.

Executive Chef Connor McVay continues to run the kitchen with an approach built around clean, well-presented food in a setting that leans relaxed rather than formal, a philosophy that suits the hotel's overall tone better than a more theatrical dining program would. The restaurant has become a genuine draw for Los Angeles diners who aren't staying at the hotel, which is a meaningful marker for any hotel restaurant trying to establish an identity beyond room service.

The hotel also joined sister property The Beverly Hills Hotel in a year-long art exhibition developed with Ackerman Studios and CURA Art, and rolled out a festive season program in October 2025 built around outdoor cinema evenings and family-friendly entertainment. Between the Michelin recognition, the kitchen, and the grounds themselves, Hotel Bel-Air remains the kind of place that rarely needs to announce itself loudly to stay fully booked.

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