T ravel, L uxury and A dventure LA Confidential Studio City?s iconic Sportsmen's Lodge: Reinvented By Cathy H . Bur roughs, World T ravel, L uxury
Sportsmen?s Lodge Hotel (www.sportsmenslodge.com), beloved for its rich Hollywood history, eccentric character, inviting spirit and renowned Olympic size swimming pool with sun deck and Jacuzzi. This is the place many stars like Katherine Hepburn and Clark Gable went to hang out on the down low and it is rumored Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, John W ayne, and others taught their kids to fish here. On this day, we spotted actress Francine York ( Hot In Cleveland) at their delightful, fresh new Patio Café next to a movie deal that was being struck a table away. Hip, Haute and Retro with Sophistication mixed in with a little Nostalgia, describes Studio City's new Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel located on eight acres of gardens, waterfalls and ponds off of Ventura Boulevard has been reinvented and re-imagined as a
Studio City, California, once the hub of early movie making has the heart of a small town, all within walking distance to boutiques and bistros with easy access to all the LA area attractions. Its celebrity inhabitants live comfortably and are regularly seen out and about, including George Clooney and the Mayor of LA. There were star sightings of Chuy Bravo from Late Night; Chelsea Lately who was just outside of Crust Pizza Café, Ashton Kutcher, and Sean Penn at Pizza Rev. W e managed to get around very nicely on LA's luxurious black car limos, ITSChauffeured Transportation (they also pick up the celebrity guests for The Ellen Show and The Bachelor/ Bachelorette Shows) and Yellow Cabs. If you've never booked a limo, do it now as a treat of for someone special! By the way, the Starline Double Decker Bus Tours (www.starlinetours.com) offers a two-day on/ off option that goes all over LA and to the beaches, like Santa Monica, with a running historic commentary that is a delight.
sleek, sophisticated, and still welcoming hotel. The new improved hotel continues to elicit Hollywood's heyday while, with great élan, bringing the well-loved lodge into the 21st century.
There are also wonderful and reasonable places to stay. One of our long time favorites is the landmark
The day we arrived we were warmly greeted as always by both staff and the charming general manager
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