Charter a private jet to Los Angeles: award season, Malibu beach days, and the entertainment capital at your pace. Travel on your own schedule, with private aviation services arranged around your itinerary.
Stay
On Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, the 'Pink Palace' combines rooms, suites and bungalows with the atmosphere of a longstanding Hollywood retreat.
A garden retreat in Bel-Air, with residential-style rooms and suites, a spa and a year-round outdoor pool, close to Beverly Hills and Century City.
Set among tropical gardens in Beverly Hills, The Peninsula offers a residential approach to luxury and a location on South Santa Monica Boulevard.
A discreet Sunset Boulevard address in Los Angeles, with bedrooms, suites and bungalows alongside a restaurant and concierge-led service.
In the heart of Beverly Hills, Waldorf Astoria offers contemporary accommodation and a setting for exploring the area's shopping, dining and California lifestyle.
At Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive, Beverly Wilshire has welcomed guests since 1928, with accommodation beside Beverly Hills' designer boutiques and restaurants.
Restaurants Worth Discovering
Wolfgang Puck's flagship on Canon Drive. Why famous: The standard-bearer of California cuisine since 1982; nightly entertainment-industry power dinners.
Oceanfront Japanese-Peruvian on Carbon Beach ("Billionaire's Beach"). Why famous: Black cod miso by the fireplaces; the most celebrity-dense dining room in America.
Michael Cimarusti's seafood temple on Melrose. Why famous: 3 Michelin stars; one of only two LA restaurants ever to hold three.
Aitor Zabala's tasting counter in West Hollywood. Why famous: 3 Michelin stars; LA's most exacting and hardest reservation.
Josiah Citrin's tasting room in Santa Monica. Why famous: 2 Michelin stars; the quiet pinnacle of LA fine dining.
Seafood rooftop in West Hollywood co-owned by Justin Timberlake. Why famous: The celebrity-owned see-and-be-seen rooftop; A-list sightings guaranteed.
Things to See and Do
The 1935 Art Deco observatory above Los Feliz with planetarium shows. Why visit: The best free view in the city: the basin, the ocean, and the Hollywood Sign in one frame.
Richard Meier's hilltop museum complex in Brentwood. Why visit: European masters, gardens, and architecture; admission is free.
The 1909 landmark pier at the end of Route 66. Why visit: The classic LA postcard: Ferris wheel, Pacific sunsets, and the beach at your feet.
The Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Why visit: Film history under your feet; pair it with the TCM Classic Film Festival in April.
The events worth timing your trip around.
The TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, April 8-11. Four days of classic cinema with the industry's history crowd. Film-industry money and classic-cinema collectors; a focused, high-end audience.
Fly to this event →Airport: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with private terminals and dedicated FBOs on the south side of the field.
Alternates: Van Nuys (VNY), the busiest general-aviation airport in the US and the private-aviation standard for the Westside and the studios; Burbank (BUR); Santa Monica (SMO).
Aircraft fit: All cabin classes; ultra-long-range nonstop from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Notes: For Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and Malibu, Van Nuys usually beats LAX on drive time. Helicopter transfers to Malibu, Downtown, and the studios run regularly.
Standard US entry rules apply. ESTA or a visa depending on nationality; tell us early if yours needs a visa and we plan around it.
Yes. Pet-friendly aircraft are available on request, and LA's luxury hotels are famously dog-welcoming. We arrange the paperwork and the right aircraft.
Van Nuys (VNY) for the Westside, Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and the studios; LAX works well for international arrivals with onward plans. Your booker picks by final destination.
Yes. Malibu, Downtown, the studios, and the airports are all linked by regular helicopter transfers; traffic makes it the rational choice.
Roughly January through March: the ceremonies that fill the industry calendar. Book aircraft early for those weekends.
September and October: warm ocean, clear skies, and the marine layer gone.
Tell us when. We handle the aircraft, the airport choice,
and the final transfer to the coast.