Los Angeles - Biltmore Hotel

This hotel (506 S. Grand Avenue), built in 1923 and renovated several times since, the last time in 1986, is in the Renaissance style and has been a listed building since 1969. Although the immediate vicinity of the hotel, especially Pershing Square which is frequented mainly by the homeless, no longer retains its former elegance, this has not damaged the hotel's reputation, since in 1986 the main entrance was moved from S. Olive Street, directly on Pershing Square, to Grand Avenue at the back. The foyers preserved in the Spanish style are impressive as is the Biltmore Bowl banqueting hall, seating 1,500.