Walking Tour | Monthly
The Biltmore Hotel
Saturday, December 28, 2024
1:30 p.m.
About This Tour
Step inside one of downtown L.A.’s ritziest hotels and learn how the Biltmore Hotel became known for its opulence, glamour, and progressive values.
Since its opening in 1923, the Biltmore Hotel’s magnificent architecture has attracted celebrities and dignitaries, including Rudolph Valentino, the Prince of Wales, J. Paul Getty, Howard Hughes, Herbert Hoover, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Alongside its high-end clientele, the hotel has a history of opening its doors to groups not always welcomed in elite circles. It was a hub for the LGBTQ+ community throughout the 1940s and ‘50s. A decade later, it was listed in the Green Book as a safe, travel-friendly location for members of the Black community. It also hosted many events and ceremonies for the Black community throughout the 1960s and beyond.
Today, this Beaux-Art marvel may be most notable for appearing in films such as Chinatown, Ghostbusters, Ocean’s 11, Spider-Man, Fight Club, and Pretty in Pink. But no matter what draws you to the Biltmore, you’ll be delighted and surprised by the stories it has to tell.
Upon registration, tourgoers will receive an exclusive discount for the hotel’s famed Afternoon Tea in the legendary Rendezvous Court.
Registration required
Approx. 1 hr., 45 mins.
About 1/3 mile total walking; includes stairs
This tour includes exterior and interior access
No pets
Strollers not recommended
Ticket Information
$18
Youth
$25
General Public
$18
Members
Upcoming The Biltmore Hotel Walking Tours
- Dec 28th 1:30pm Sold Out
- Jan 25th 1:30pm Sold Out
Details & Getting There
Other Information
Spend a delightful Saturday afternoon touring the century-old Biltmore Hotel with the L.A. Conservancy, and afterward, consider staying for Afternoon Tea in the hotel’s magnificent Rendezvous Court (additional cost; click here for more information).
Meeting Location
We will start our tour at The Biltmore Hotel. Additional location information will be sent upon registration.
Important Policies and Covid-19 Safety
- Tour will run rain or shine.
- The L.A. Conservancy highly recommends but does not require wearing a face mask.
- The L.A. Conservancy highly recommends but does not require being vaccinated against COVID-19.
- You can change your reservation date if you contact us at info@laconservancy.org at least 24 hours before your original reservation date.
- If a member of your party is in a wheelchair, please let us know in advance by emailing info@laconservancy.org.
- There is no cost for caregivers accompanying people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance by emailing us at info@laconservancy.org.
For additional details, see below.
All participants in the Los Angeles Conservancy-sponsored Walking Tours knowingly and freely accept and assume all risks, both known and unknown, including contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19 and any other communicable diseases, and AGREE TO RELEASE, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, NOT SUE, AND HOLD HARMLESS the Los Angeles Conservancy, its principals, officers, employees, volunteers, sponsors, agents and other participants from any and all claims, damages (including medical expenses and attorneys’ fees), injuries and expenses arising out of, or resulting from your voluntary attendance/participation in Walking Tours, including contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19 and any other communicable diseases and any and all other injury, illness, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property. All participants expressly waive the benefits of California Civil Code 1542, which provides that: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.enses and attorneys’ fees), injuries and expenses arising out of, or resulting from your voluntary attendance/participation in Walking Tours.
Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.
