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The Peninsula Beverly Hills

FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE PENINSULA BEVERLY HILLS

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The Peninsula Beverly Hills opened its doors at 8:08 am on August 8, 1991, a highly auspicious date and time according to the Chinese lunar calendar.

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Along with its sister properties in the U.S., the hotel donates approximately 1,200 minibottles of bathroom amenities to "Clean the World," a non-profit organization that distributes them to disadvantaged people in the U.S. and abroad.

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The hotel has been awarded both the Forbes Five-Star Award and the AAA Five Diamond Award every year since 1991 ? and is the only property in southern California to retain these distinctions consecutively.

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The hotel celebrates Chinese New Year every year by hosting a gala party, complete with a traditional Chinese Lion dance.

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In order to fulfill a special birthday request, the hotel's concierge once tracked down a dog breeder, purchased a puppy, and had the pup ? trained, housebroken, and with its own crate for sleeping ? delivered to a hotel room when the guest arrived.

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Canine guests are VIPs too. Each month, the hotel pampers approximately 50 four-legged guests with personalized towels, beds, and a menu of "people food for dogs."

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In summer, the hotel offers a special drive-by picnic-basket service for local residents heading to the Hollywood Bowl or the Greek Theater. Concertgoers simply pull into the driveway and a hotel staff member delivers a picnic basket directly to their car.

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Resident Pianist Antonio Castillo de la Gala, who performs in The Living Room three nights a week, knows more than 2,000 pieces of music by heart, in genres ranging from pop hits to show tunes to classical sonatas.

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VIP and celebrity guests can access the hotel through one of three private entrances.

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