Hotel Bel-Air
Los Angeles, United States
Built 1946 · Last completed renovation 2011
Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles was last renovated in 2011, and originally built in 1946. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 4.8/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Satellite view · Los Angeles, United States
Timeline
1946
Hotel officially opened
1970
Major restoration led by architect Manuel S. Alavarez
2008
Joined Dorchester Collection
2009
Hotel closed for complete renovation
2011
Reopened after two-year renovation by Champalimaud Design
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2011 renovation
“The hotel reopened on October 14, 2011.”— source · retrieved 2026-09-09
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1946
Last completed renovation
Sourced2011
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The hotel reopened on October 14, 2011.”
“The Dorchester Collection closed the hotel in 2009 for a complete renovation led by designers Alexandra”
“Hotel Bel-Air joined the portfolio of Dorchester Collection hotels in 2008.”
“In the 1970s, a young Cuban architect named Manuel S. Alavarez led a major hotel restoration.”
“he began transforming the site into an elegant and secluded hotel which officially opened on August 24, 1946.”
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Frequently asked
When was Hotel Bel-Air built?+
Hotel Bel-Air (Los Angeles, United States) was built in 1946.
How old is Hotel Bel-Air?+
Hotel Bel-Air is 80 years old — it was built in 1946 and last renovated in 2011. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Bel-Air last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2011.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Bel-Air?+
Its Chrono Score is 4.8/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric.