Millennium Biltmore Hotel

Millennium Biltmore is a grand hotel in central Los Angeles featuring Spanish-Italian Renaissance Revival design across eleven floors. Its rooms show marble fountains, wood-beamed ceilings, and decorated ballrooms with chandeliers and carved doorways.

The building opened in 1923 as the largest hotel west of Chicago with over 1000 rooms. During the Great Depression it changed ownership multiple times and underwent several renovations that preserved the original design style.

The Academy Awards held eight ceremony events in its ballrooms between 1931 and 1942. The Rendezvous Court sits under a painted ceiling vault where guests take tea or gather beneath palms and fountains.

The building sits directly across from Pershing Square on Grand Avenue in the historic downtown core. The main entrance lobby and several ballrooms can be visited during business hours, though private events may sometimes limit access.

John F. Kennedy used the Music Room as his campaign headquarters during the 1960 Democratic National Convention. The building appeared in numerous films including Chinatown and Ghostbusters thanks to its expansive historic interiors.

Location: Los Angeles

Inception: 1923

Architects: Schultze & Weaver

Official opening: 1923

Floors above the ground: 11

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Operator: Millennium & Copthorne Hotels

Address: South Grand Avenue

Email: biltmore@millenniumhotels.com

Website: http://millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles

GPS coordinates: 34.04976,-118.25404

Latest update: December 12, 2025 11:43