Location, Location, Location
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
Our delegates enjoyed this hotel so much the last time we were there, The National Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conference returns to this stunning venue in the Fall of 2012.
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel opened in 1923 to national acclaim as the largest hotel west of Chicago. The 11-story structure was designed by famed New York architectural firm Schultze and Weaver, known for the Waldorf Astoria and Park Lane hotels, and features Spanish-Italian Renaissance interiors, intricately detailed carvings and stunning cathedral-like ceilings hand- painted by Giovanni Smeraldi of White House and Vatican fame. In 1969, the Biltmore was designated a Historical Cultural Landmark by the City of Los Angeles.
Touted as the “Host of the Coast,” the Biltmore was the place to see and be seen for Los Angeles high
society from the very beginning. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science held its founding
banquet in the Crystal Ballroom on May 11, 1927, where legend has it that the original sketch of the Oscar
statuette was drawn on a Biltmore napkin. Eight Academy Awards banquets were subsequently held in the
Biltmore Bowl in the 1930s, with legends like Clark Gable, Walt Disney and Ginger Rogers accepting their
awards on the Biltmore stage. In 1960, John F. Kennedy established his headquarters for the Democratic
National Convention in the hotel’s Music Room (now the Lobby), with running mate Lyndon Johnson across the hall in the Emerald Room. In 1964, during their first world tour, the Beatles landed on the hotel roof via helicopter to escape crowds of fans on the streets below and seek refuge in the Biltmore’s Presidential Suite.
20 years later, the International Olympic Committee made the hotel its headquarters during the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. Most recently, the hotel has hosted yearly Grammy Awards after-parties and the semi-finals for American Idol.
MOVIES & TELEVISION
Countless movies, commercials, television shows and print photography have been shot at the Millennium
Biltmore Hotel. Movies include Chinatown, A Star is Born, Splash, Bachelor Party, Beverly Hills Cop,
Ghostbusters, True Lies, Independence Day, Blow, Ocean’s Eleven, The Nutty Professor, Bugsy, The
Sting, In the Line of Fire, Wedding Crashers, The Italian Job, Daredevil, National Treasure, Spider-Man
and The Soloist. Television shows include Charlie’s Angels, Beverly Hills 90210, ER, NYPD Blue, The
West Wing, That 70’s Show, Ally McBeal, CSI: NY, Nip/Tuck, 24 and Heroes.
Our special group rate of only $139 per night is good October 7 through October 17. Try to make a mini-vacation while you’re in Los Angeles at this most beautiful time of year there.
You can call to make your reservation at 213.612.1575 (mention code: 1210AREACH / Arts Reach National Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conference).
Alternately, this online reservation link can also be used:
LOCATION: From LAX airport, past terminal 7, right lane to Sepulveda Blvd. to 105 East (Norwalk). Proceed to 110 North (Harbor Fwy). Exit 6th Street, 4 blocks to Olive Street, turn left. 1 block to 5th Street, turn left. 1 block to Grand Avenue, turn left and turn left (2nd driveway) into the hotel.
Metro station (Pershing Square exit) is across the street from hotel.
20 minutes from LAX.