The Mail on Sunday editor�s recommendations reflect a renaissance in the tradition of grand hotels as a stage for the good life filled with attentive service, luxurious surroundings and a feeling of being a pampered world class traveler.  �If you�re intending to do LA in style, your base would have to be the Presidential Suite at the Beverly Wilshire � it was once Elvis�s LA pied-a-terre when he first came to Hollywood and has seen more crowned heads, presidential personages and Hollywood hotshots than any other hotel in the world.�

Condé Nast readers awarded the hotel an overall score of 80.4 in the Large Hotels in North America category. The criteria included service, rooms, food/restaurants, location/setting and ambiance/public areas. 

�These awards are an honor and reflect the dedication and effort of all 622 employees on staff. It�s a pleasure to provide so many memorable travel experiences to our hotel guests, many of whom are repeat visitors every year,� Peter O�Colmain, Vice President and General Manager of The Regent Beverly Wilshire, said.

The hotel, improving on its 1998 standing, has been acknowledged by Condé Nast Traveler�s Readers� Choice Poll throughout the 90s: 

•    #3, The Dining Room, America�s Best Restaurants in Los Angeles (1998)
•    #4, The Dining Room, Architectural Decor in America (1995)

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is the world�s largest leading operator of luxury hotels and currently manages 43 properties in 18 countries, primarily under the Four Seasons and The Regent brand names.