Los Angeles Travel Professionals Guide 2007 - (Page 41) Photos from left, top to bottom: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); Petersen Automotive Museum; La Brea Tar Pits; Argyle Salon & Spa. ©Ambient Images, ©LA INC., ©LA INC., ©Argyle Salon & Spa Westside Museums • LACMA — It’s the largest encyclopedic art museum west of the Mississippi, and its collections are growing all the time. Major renovations are underway to unite and expand the sprawling campus located on Wilshire and Fairfax. • Petersen Automotive Museum — LA’s decades-long love affair with the car comes alive at this comprehensive museum full of convertibles and compacts, hardtops and hatchbacks, sports cars and sedans and other passenger vehicles. Classic hot rods sit alongside celebrity-owned vehicles and experimental cars of the future. • Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits — Every city has museums, and natural history is usually one of them. But not many cities have an active tar pit where remains of Pleistocene-era animals are recovered and studied on a regular basis. Your clients don’t have to be obsessed with mastodons or saber-tooth cats to appreciate the amazing artifacts and exhibits at the Page Museum. • Hammer Museum — Located near the UCLA campus in Westwood, the Hammer Museum hosts a regular rotation of cutting-edge exhibitions of provocative works by leading and emerging living artists. It also has an excellent permanent collection, with works by van Gogh, Monet and Rembrandt. cosmetologists at Hotel Bel-Air provide inroom manicures, pedicures, acrylic nail sets, facials, waxing, haircuts, hair styling and make-up application. Located in the Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard, Luxe Spa offers hot-stone therapy, chocolate massage, shiatsu, reflexology, enzyme peel, moisture-drench facial and all manner of waxes, manicures and pedicures. With a bag of tricks that draws inspiration from traditions spanning the globe, The Spa at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel will leave your clients feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and revitalized. In the W Los Angeles — Westwood hotel, Bliss LA has a lot more than just snappy names for their services. Try a carrot and sesame body buff or a triple oxygen treatment. Favorites among the celebrity set, Argyle Salon & Spa and Le Petite Retreat are two day spas known as much for their discretion as for their treatments. If your clients are looking for a massage that’s good enough for Hollywood’s A-listers, they can’t beat Argyle or Le Petite. Hotel Spa Centers and Day Spas A Westside hotel can become a sought-after attraction with the right spa centers that have relaxing options your clients will appreciate. Known for its skincare expertise, The Beverly Hills Hotel Spa by La Prairie is all about defying the effects of aging to help your clients look their best. At the Beverly Hilton’s Aqua Star Spa — an elegant and stylish retreat embodying the wellness and luxury of the Beverly Hills experience — your clients can get pampered poolside, in their rooms or at the spa. In-room spa treatments are also available at the Hotel Bel-Air, and can be done fireside or by candlelight. Expert 41
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