Address: 930 Hilgard Avenue
Pricing: Free
Phone: 310-208-8765
Hours: Varies
How To Get There:
From East
Take Interstate 10 (Santa Monica Freeway) West to Highway 405 (San Diego Freeway) North. Exit at Wilshire Boulevard.
Take Wilshire Boulevard East to Westwood Boulevard and turn left.
Proceed to Lindbrook and turn right.
Continue to Hilgard and turn left. The hotel is located on the right.
From North
Take Highway 405 (San Diego Freeway) South to Wilshire Boulevard.
Take Wilshire Boulevard East to Westwood Boulevard and turn left.
Proceed to Lindbrook and turn right.
Continue to Hilgard and turn left. The hotel is located on the right.
From West
Take Interstate 10 (Santa Monica Freeway) East to Highway 405 (San Diego Freeway) North. Exit at Wilshire Boulevard.
Take Wilshire Boulevard East to Westwood Boulevard and turn left.
Proceed to Lindbrook and turn right.
Continue to Hilgard and turn left. The hotel is located on the right.
From South
Take Highway 405 (San Diego Freeway) North to Wilshire Boulevard.
Take Wilshire Boulevard East to Westwood Boulevard and turn left.
Proceed to Lindbrook and turn right.
Continue to Hilgard and turn left. The hotel is located on the right.
Parking:$32-$35 maximum per night
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Scene and Screen at the W Westwood this Summer
Jul 25, 2010
Get your Entourage jones satisfied at the backyard pool parties at W Westwood this summer.
ESCAPE, the backyard pool area at W, gives visitors a chance to enjoy an evening swim or indulge in a weekend scene pool party at a property that is a frequent backdrop to such scenes in HBO’s Entourage, MTV’s The Hills, and CW’s 90210. OK, Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO shoots a lot of scenes here too, but not at the pool.
Open to both hotel guests and locals, Swim at ESCAPE lays down the towel nightly from July 8 through September 4, Thursday-Saturday from 7 pm to 10 pm. There is no admission fee. Relaxed dress code.
Menus run the gamut of geographies, from Barcelona with Spanish chorizos and Cana de Cabra tarts to Hong Kong with crispy duck eggrolls with marinated cabbage and fresh plum sauce or sesame-soy chicken skewers with scallion noodles and parsley tofu. Cocktails include a Mosaic Mojito, infused jello cubes, a Malted Crunch, using vanilla and heath bar ice cream or Caipi Pops, a popsicle composed of fresh lime, Leblon cachaça and sugar frozen into a delicious treat.
When not hosting the TMZ-watching hordes, Escape is running some useful and entertaining workshops this summer.
* Wellness Weekend Yoga every Saturday from 9 to10am through August 28
* The Backyard BBQ every Saturday and Sunday from noon –to 5 pm, through September 5
* Hangover Brunch in The Backyard Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, through September 5
* WET Pool Party every Sunday from noon to pm, through September 5
Also, for the fourth year, guests and visitor get a glimpse of the silver screen in the hotel’s “Show Me the Movies!” series. Sundays at Sunset, through September 5th friends and families can cuddle up in cabanas, dip feet in the pool, or recline on chaise lounges while watching a handpicked selection of recent and popular releases in what makes a picture perfect evening.
July 25 - The Proposal
August 1- The Blind Side
August 8 - Best in Show
August 15 – Nine
August 22 - I Love You, Man
August 29 – Up
September 5 - September Issue
Movies are free. For those wanting dinner with that show call 310-443-8211 or visit www.thebackyardw.com. Doors open at 7 pm, movies start at sunset.
- by Lark Ellen Gould, Los Angeles Reporter for HelloMetro
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Lark Ellen GouldLark Ellen Gould has penned seven books on Las Vegas and Los Angeles as a veteran news and travel writer. Her work appears in the L.A. Times, Elite Traveler, Travel Agent Magazine and other national forums. She lived in Boston for many years, earning her masters degree and then traveling the globe for stories. Today she lives in LA and still travels the world on assignment while filling the pages of her travel site: www.wheredaily.com, along the way.
