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Los Angeles, USA
Christine Grimm
Chief Concierge: Raffles L'Ermitage

Grimm has a concierge at the hotel since 1998. She previously worked at Beverly Hills Hotel and Sofitel LA.



Food & Drink Shopping Activities Outdoor
Best Luxury Experience
A helicopter trip to Palm Springs for lunch.

Best Place To Take The Kids
An amusement park: Universal, Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Magic Mountain. Or the Aquarium of the Pacific.

There's also the American Girl Store. Girls go crazy about that.

Best Day Trip
Laguna Beach.

They have a number of great galleries and art festivals in this quaint town. Stop at the exclusive Fashion Island shopping area in Newport Beach on your way.

Recommended Tour
Tour de Jour, a celebrity home tour and city tour.

The owner, Richard, is very knowledgeable and knows all the secret hideaways, places that are not typically on the map.

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