Burton House Beverly Hills is an all-suite Tribute Portfolio hotel at S. Beverly Drive and Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, with 1930s-inspired design, kitchens in every suite, and Rodeo Drive a 5-minute drive away.
I’ve been to Los Angeles once before. My stay was fine. Just fine. The hotel wasn’t lacking, and I found plenty of ways to fill the day outside of it, but the neighborhood I came back to each night was mostly forgettable.
I told myself on the flight home that if I were to ever do LA again, a new neighborhood was a must. I started researching where else I could stay—Hollywood, Silver Lake, Santa Monica, and then my eyes stopped. Beverly Hills. That’s where I want to be (yes, that’s a Weezer pun).
Seriously, Beverly Hills was a brief stop on my first trip to LA, but I knew I could make an entire week or weekend out of that neighborhood alone. The next step was finding the right place to stay.
I wanted a base, not just a room to sleep in. Somewhere with a kitchen, ample space to spread out, and enough personality that it didn’t feel like any other city’s hotel with the palm trees added as garnish.
Burton House Beverly Hills checked every box I was looking for. It’s an all-suite hotel at the corner of S. Beverly Drive and Pico Boulevard, steeped in 1930s glamour. I found much more than just a place to sleep in Beverly Hills. I found a hotel that made the neighborhood feel like home. At least temporarily.
Beverly Hills Before the Glamour
Burton House doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It has the history to match its zip code. The hotel is named for Burton Edmond Green, AKA the “Father of Beverly Hills.”
Green was one of the neighborhood’s earliest residents. As a real estate developer and president of the Rodeo Land & Water Company, he saw something in Beverly Hills that others couldn’t.
Beverly Hills was originally known as “The Gathering of the Waters,” and its early chapters were far from the glitz and glamour that we associate with it today. Before the celebrity appearances and designer handbags, Beverly Hills was a lima bean and cattle ranch; then a site for oil exploration; then a modest suburban community. Its affordability meant that people just kept on arriving. The neighborhood morphed to fit each newcomer.
But instead of turning away from the earlier chapters, Burton House leans in. It makes the case that those humble beginnings still matter. It argues that Beverly Hills is what it is today, not in spite of them, but because of them.
The design pulls from that timeline. Historic architectural details and comfortable furnishings bring the casual outfit of 1930s Beverly Hills into the present. Warm tones and natural materials make nods to the ranch-era roots; bold colors, textures, and artsy touches layer in Southern California cool. While other Beverly Hills properties can feel laden with inauthentic shine, Burton House feels homey. It’s the exact kind of place that beckons to be settled into—not merely slept in.
Green himself put it best: “As a living place, Beverly Hills is incomparable. Nothing in or near Los Angeles resembles it. Here is something in a class alone.”
Burton House aims to live up to that promise.
The Suite Life
A good story can only take you so far. At some point, you have to check in, get your room key, and see if reality lives up to the narrative.
At Burton House, the answer is suite—only suites, that is. Seriously, there are no standard hotel rooms here. Every stay comes with a living area, a kitchen, and room to live in.
The one-bedroom suite is the entry point, but it doesn’t feel anything like one. A separate living room, sofa bed, and 55-inch TV give you space to relax that isn’t at the edge of a cold hotel bed. The kitchenette comes fitted with a refrigerator, coffee, tea, and a convection microwave—plus room to sit and actually enjoy a meal. The bathroom comes set with a walk-in shower, large vanity, and though I always bring my own, Burton House rooms come stocked with luxurious Source Adage products. My packed products stayed in the suitcase.
If you’re eyeing a longer stay—or if travelling with family—the two-bedroom suites are the better fit. Two bedrooms. Two bathrooms. Everyone gets their own space. The kitchen is larger, too, meaning a full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, and the plates, glassware, and utensils to make it feel like a home kitchen. No one expects to cook on vacation, but when it’s day five and you’re craving a home-cooked meal, the option is there.
For me, that’s the real appeal. It’s flexible. Go out and explore the neighborhood. Or pick up groceries, stay in, cook dinner, and run a load of laundry. The suite works like a home base.
A Day in Beverly Hills, and Beyond
Each day at Burton House starts downstairs.
Emerald Coffee Bar opens at 6 a.m. daily with espresso drinks, teas, smoothies, and pastries, and it runs until 11. Coffee is non-negotiable for my daily routine, so this is crucial. For those who like to squeeze in a morning workout before heading out the door, the fitness center comes equipped with Peloton machines, and an on-site yoga studio offers classes for the inclined. Me, though? Espresso is my Peloton. And I’m not sorry about it.
For dining options, you can stay right on the property. Evenings belong to Emerald Lounge—the site’s indoor-outdoor concept, featuring a California-Mediterranean menu. Flatbreads, salads, light mezze. The bar shakes up classic and modern cocktails alike from 4 to 11 p.m.
But no one said you had to eat entirely on premise. This is LA! Factor’s Famous Deli handles Jewish delicatessen classics—pastrami, pickles, knish, lox, matzoh ball soup—just down the block. Chef William Sang Woo Joo’s Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizzeria, Pizzeria Sei, is a 15-minute walk or 5-minute drive away. It might sound more like a jumbled flight path than a pizza map—Tokyo, Naples, Los Angeles—but Joo’s pizza was good enough to earn it the No. 5 best in the world in 2026.
Beyond food, the neighborhood is the other half of the story. Rodeo Drive is a 5-minute drive away, which makes the shopping and people-watching an easy half-day. LACMA is 12 minutes by car. The Museum of Tolerance is a 10-minute walk. I’ll be frank: it’s still Los Angeles at the end of the day—driving (not walking) is just part of the culture. But Burton House’s central location takes a lot of the usual LA headache away.
Hollywood and Culver City are both within immediate reach. Koreatown—which any fan of Korean food needs to visit—is just a 20-minute drive away. Getty Museum, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and Melrose Avenue offer other ways to fill the day. If you’re in town for a big game or concert, SoFi Stadium, Crypto.com Arena, and the Hollywood Bowl are never too far.
After a day of exploring the City of Angels, you know where you’re headed: right back to the suite, legs up on the couch, TV on—just like at home.
Flip the Order
My first trip to LA was fine, and fine is forgettable. The trip itself was packed with things to do, but the neighborhood I returned to each night gave me nothing to hold onto.
Beverly Hills fixes that. It’s a neighborhood I’d happily spend an entire trip in, and life inside the suite was just as memorable. Burton House never tried to make me feel away from home. It felt like home had come along for the trip.
My advice: if you’re planning a trip to LA and the place you’ll sleep has been an afterthought, flip the order. Start with where you’ll come home to.
I said Beverly Hills was where I wanted to be. Turns out, it still is.
Peter Candia is the Food + Drink Editor at New Jersey Digest. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Peter found a passion for writing midway through school and never looked back. He is a former line cook, server and bartender at top-rated restaurants in the tri-state area. In addition to food, Peter enjoys politics, music, sports and anything New Jersey.
