Flashback: I am in the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a paradise for people-watchers. It was the social hub for “more stars than there are in heaven”, as Hollywood studio MGM once boasted ...

Wedged between Benedict Canyon and Crescent Drive, a half-mile north of Wilshire Boulevard, this is the most fabled hotel in Beverly Hills, attracting both celebrities and the tourists who adore them.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — At the Beverly Hills Hotel lobby Wednesday, there is an edge of anxiety mixed in with the upscale elegance. Three preteen boys are scrambling around with their puppy as ...