Los Angeles Travel Professionals Guide 2007 - (Page 32) HollywoodHighlights If your clients are visiting Hollywood, be sure to include the following showbiz-themed attractions in their itinerary. Star Attractions • Hollywood Bowl — More than just a legendary music venue, this is an LA landmark that every visitor should experience at least once. It doesn’t matter what kind of concert your clients see here, the venue is always enjoyable. Home to a number of music festivals during the summer, it’s the perfect place to spend an evening with friends while enjoying the atmosphere, the unbeatable live music, a nice bottle of wine and a picnic dinner. • Hollywood & Highland Center — Home to the Kodak Theatre (permanent home to the Academy Awards®) as well as a number of popular retail outlets, restaurants and nightclubs, this center has played a big part in the recent revitalization of Hollywood, a neighborhood that’s as polished and welcoming as any in LA. If your clients are staying in Hollywood, they’ll want to make this their first stop. That way, they can check out the Hollywood Visitor Information Center and pick up brochures and guides for all the best LA attractions and entertainment options. • Griffith Observatory — A $93 million renovation of this venerable LA institution was completed in fall 2006, giving it a new lease on life and making it one of the hottest tickets in town. Spectacular views await your clients — of the terrestrial LA basin and the celestial stars and planets. Be sure to plan your clients’ visit well in advance, as all visitors must have a timedentry reservation as well as a shuttle ticket. • The Hollywood Roosevelt – A Thompson Hotel — Home to the first Academy Awards® banquet, this classic Hollywood hotel has hosted stars big and small in its 80-year history. A recent renovation has made it the place for Hollywood’s young stars to be seen. • ArcLight Hollywood Cinemas — Anchored by the futuristic Cinerama Dome, this restored cinema features the newest in movie-house technology. Reserved stadium seating, optimal sound and perfect picture quality on 14 different screens mean your clients get to watch films the way they were meant to be enjoyed. The theater even hosts special “21 and up” screenings where guests can enjoy their favorite libation while they take in the movie. • Lucky Strike Lanes — What ArcLight has done for the movie theater, Lucky Strike Lanes has done for the bowling experience, Hollywood-Style Hangouts • Renaissance Hollywood Hotel — As the cornerstone of the Hollywood & Highland Center and Kodak Theatre, this dazzling, ultra-stylish hotel has quickly become the premier luxury property of the moviemaking capital of the world. 32
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