Opened in 1955 by Conrad Hilton, the hotel is located at the crossroads of  Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards in Beverly Hills. The Hilton was considered John F. Kennedy‘s Western White House as his helicopter landed in the parking lot of the Robinsons next door. Also, after losing the California gubernatorial race in 1962, Richard Nixon famously stated (incorrectly of course) “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore,”  in the International Ballroom here.

In 1993, four undercover cops posing as Japanese businessmen conducted a sting operation in a suite here that busted The Million Dollar Madam, Heidi Fleiss.

On February 11, 2012 Whitney Houston was found dead here in room 434. She was 48.

The ceremony for the first Grammy Awards took place here on May 14, 1959, to recognize the biggest names in music that year. Award winners included Ella Fitzgerald for “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook,” Perry Como for “Catch a Falling Star,” and Domenico Modugno for “Nel Blu DiPinto Di Blu (Volare).”


Beverly Hilton
9876 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills CA 90210