The Storied Millennium Biltmore Hotel: Everyone from Al Capone to John F. Kennedy has Spent the Night

There are plenty of storied hotels around the world, but there are few hotels that share as many legends and Hollywood secrets as the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

Constructed in 1923, this iconic landmark put Los Angeles on the map as an American metropolis. Forget the orange groves and oil reserves that attracted the region’s first residents: the Biltmore established Los Angeles as a global wonder, capable of turning out a galaxy of stars and hosting presidents and dignitaries from around the world.

When it was built, the Biltmore was the largest and most opulent hotel west of Chicago. It’s panache and old-world grandeur attracted stars and investors from the get-go. On its opening night, over 3,000 guests attended an elaborate party, complete with singing canaries, a seven-course meal, movie stars, and a symphony orchestra.

Since that time, this Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument has played host to a golden era prohibition nightclub, the Academy Awards, the 1960 Democratic National Convention, the International Olympic Committee, and a lion’s share of starlit sagas and ghost-tales.

Everyone from Al Capone to John F. Kennedy has spent the night. And the Beaux-arts building has served as the background for iconic American films like Chinatown, Ghostbusters, and Wedding Crashers. Among its many claims to fame, the Biltmore has also made recent debuts…