Charter a private jet to Los Angeles: award season, Malibu beach days, and the entertainment capital at your pace. Fly on your schedule, skip every line.
Stay
The 1912 "Pink Palace", Dorchester Collection; Polo Lounge power lunches. Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Howard Hughes; the single most legendary celebrity hotel in LA.
12-acre canyon hideaway; rose-colored Mission-style bungalows around a swan lake. Grace Kelly's suite; LA's most discreet celebrity retreat since 1946; the hotel's famous tortilla soup.
Golden Triangle mansion; complimentary Rolls-Royce house car. AAA Five Diamond every year since 1993, the longest run in the city; rooftop pool A-list playground.
1929 faux-castle on Sunset; rock-star legend. Secluded courtyards and old-Hollywood mystique; the industry's favorite discreet address.
Rooftop with sweeping city-to-ocean views. Sweeping city-to-ocean rooftop views; Jean-Georges dining; new-build glamour.
Rodeo Drive landmark since 1928. Film immortality as the "Regent Beverly Wilshire."
The tables worth flying for.
Wolfgang Puck's flagship on Canon Drive. Why famous: The standard-bearer of California cuisine since 1982; nightly entertainment-industry power dinners.
Oceanfront Japanese-Peruvian on Carbon Beach ("Billionaire's Beach"). Why famous: Black cod miso by the fireplaces; the most celebrity-dense dining room in America.
Michael Cimarusti's seafood temple on Melrose. Why famous: 3 Michelin stars; one of only two LA restaurants ever to hold three.
Aitor Zabala's tasting counter in West Hollywood. Why famous: 3 Michelin stars; LA's most exacting and hardest reservation.
Josiah Citrin's tasting room in Santa Monica. Why famous: 2 Michelin stars; the quiet pinnacle of LA fine dining.
Seafood rooftop in West Hollywood co-owned by Justin Timberlake. Why famous: The celebrity-owned see-and-be-seen rooftop; A-list sightings guaranteed.
The landmarks worth landing for.
The 1935 Art Deco observatory above Los Feliz with planetarium shows. Why visit: The best free view in the city: the basin, the ocean, and the Hollywood Sign in one frame.
Richard Meier's hilltop museum complex in Brentwood. Why visit: European masters, gardens, and architecture; admission is free.
The 1909 landmark pier at the end of Route 66. Why visit: The classic LA postcard: Ferris wheel, Pacific sunsets, and the beach at your feet.
The Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Why visit: Film history under your feet; pair it with the TCM Classic Film Festival in April.
The events worth timing your trip around.
The TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, April 8-11. Four days of classic cinema with the industry's history crowd. Film-industry money and classic-cinema collectors; a focused, high-end audience.
Fly to this event →Airport: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with private terminals and dedicated FBOs on the south side of the field.
Alternates: Van Nuys (VNY), the busiest general-aviation airport in the US and the private-aviation standard for the Westside and the studios; Burbank (BUR); Santa Monica (SMO).
Aircraft fit: All cabin classes; ultra-long-range nonstop from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Notes: For Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and Malibu, Van Nuys usually beats LAX on drive time. Helicopter transfers to Malibu, Downtown, and the studios run regularly.
Standard US entry rules apply. ESTA or a visa depending on nationality; tell us early if yours needs a visa and we plan around it.
Yes. Pet-friendly aircraft are available on request, and LA's luxury hotels are famously dog-welcoming. We arrange the paperwork and the right aircraft.
Van Nuys (VNY) for the Westside, Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and the studios; LAX works well for international arrivals with onward plans. Your booker picks by final destination.
Yes. Malibu, Downtown, the studios, and the airports are all linked by regular helicopter transfers; traffic makes it the rational choice.
Roughly January through March: the ceremonies that fill the industry calendar. Book aircraft early for those weekends.
September and October: warm ocean, clear skies, and the marine layer gone.
Tell us when. We handle the aircraft, the airport choice,
and the last mile to the coast.