Staycation Issue

PHOTO’S COURTESY OF : SUNSET TOWER HOTEL, CHATEAU MARMONT, LAUREL HARDWARE, SOFITEL WEST HOLLYWOOD, CATCH LA
TAKE A THREE-DAY WEEKEND AND
EXPLORE WEHO
Staycation
The end of summer is a month away and you
still haven’t taken a vacation? Can’t afford that
first class seat to Paris? Can’t get the week off
you need to really explore New York City? Well,
friends and neighbors, we suggest you do what
hundreds of thousands of people from around the
world do every year. Visit West Hollywood!
That’s right. Take a three-day weekend and explore
what the awesome Aussies, brilliant Brits
and naughty New Yorkers find so wonderful about
our little burg. All it takes is opening your eyes to
the rich mix of style and nightlife and dining that
characterize WeHo and that those of us who live
here never really take time to experience.
We at West Hollywood Magazine have put together
three different getaway agendas. One is for
those of you who are celebrity crazed, another
is for those who are art fans, and finally, one is
for those who need to spark new life into a relationship
that’s feeling a bit rusty. But that’s not
all. We’ve reached out to the concierges and front
desk staffers at local hotels to get their recommentions.
WeHo is too expensive, you say? Think of it this
way — for less than the cost of even an economy
class ticket to Paris (not to mention a week’s stay
in a hotel in the Marais) you can have the sort of
glamorous weekend in WeHo that people cross
the Atlantic for. And without having to take your
shoes and belt off and go through an airport security
line. But you must follow a couple of rules:
BOARD THE DOG AND DITCH THE CAR. NO
GOING HOME TO FEED FIDO WHILE YOU’RE
LUXURIATING IN A HOTEL ON THE SUNSET
STRIP. CALL A TAXI OR LIMO SERVICE (OR
UBER OR LYFT) TO GET AROUND — YOU’RE ON
VACATION, REMEMBER, AND YOU DON’T NEED
TO BE WORRYING ABOUT FINDING PARKING.
PACK LIKE YOU’RE HEADING TO THE BALMY
AND GLAMOROUS CLIMATE THAT WE ALL
TEND TO TAKE FOR GRANTED. MAYBE IT’S
TIME TO REPLACE THAT WORN BATHING SUIT.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SHOW UP FOR DIN-
NER IN A GLAM WEST HOLLYWOOD RESTAU-
RANT WEARING THAT SAME OLD COCKTAIL
DRESS OR THOSE SAD CARGO SHORTS?
On the pages that follow are our suggestions
for a visit to West Hollywood
that you’ll never forget.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT
YOU’RE GOING ON VACATION, BUT DON’T
TELL THEM WHERE. THAT WILL CURB PHONE
CALLS FROM FRIENDS (AND COWORKERS)
THAT WILL DIM THE FANTASY OF YOUR
WEEKEND GETAWAY.
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