Beverly Hills, a long Weekend

The city is compact enough to spend a morning walking between cafés, boutiques and palm-lined streets, but close enough to the hills that a ten-minute drive can completely change the view. For a long weekend in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills also makes an unusually convenient base: shopping, dining, architecture and some of the city’s most recognizable neighborhoods are all within easy reach.

This three-day Beverly Hills weekend itinerary balances the places worth seeing with enough open space to actually enjoy them.

Day One:

Rodeo Drive and the Golden Triangle

The center of Beverly Hills is known as the Golden Triangle, with Rodeo Drive at its heart. This is the part of the city where walking makes the most sense. Rodeo Drive itself runs for three highly recognizable blocks through the luxury shopping district, alongside fashion houses including Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Hermès and Louis Vuitton. 

Begin near Beverly Gardens Park and the Beverly Hills sign before making your way south toward Rodeo Drive. Beverly Gardens Park stretches for roughly 1.9 miles along Santa Monica Boulevard, so you can make the walk as short or as long as you want. 

Once you reach Rodeo, take your time.

Walk through Two Rodeo Drive, continue along the main shopping corridor, then turn onto Brighton Way and Beverly Drive. Rodeo may get the photographs, but the neighboring streets are what make this part of Beverly Hills particularly easy to spend an afternoon in.

Lunch

For something polished without losing the feeling that you are in the middle of Beverly Hills, book Avra Beverly Hills. The Greek seafood restaurant sits directly in the Golden Triangle and works particularly well for a long lunch before an afternoon of shopping.

Another option is Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn on Rodeo Drive, particularly if dining and fashion are equally important parts of the weekend.

Afternoon

Keep the rest of the afternoon intentionally unstructured.

Shop Rodeo Drive, wander the side streets and stop in Beverly Cañon Gardens, a quieter pocket just off the main commercial district. The appeal of central Beverly Hills is that there is very little reason to get back into a car once you are here.

Dinner: reserve before you arrive

For the first night, make a reservation at Funke.

Chef Evan Funke’s Beverly Hills restaurant centers on handmade pasta and regional Italian traditions, with a glass-fronted pasta laboratory at the center of the restaurant. Upstairs, Bar Funke adds a rooftop overlooking Beverly Hills. 

This is one of the reservations to make before the trip, rather than leaving dinner to chance.

If you want somewhere to continue afterward, Wally’s Beverly Hills works well for a late glass of wine without committing to another full destination.

Day Two:

Beverly Hills Beyond Rodeo

Today, take the car.

The residential side of Beverly Hills is a very different experience from the Golden Triangle. Drive north and the storefronts quickly give way to winding streets, mature landscaping, historic estates and the architecture that helped establish Beverly Hills as one of Los Angeles’ most recognizable residential neighborhoods.

Morning: The Beverly Hills Hotel & the residential streets

Start with breakfast or coffee at The Beverly Hills Hotel, then take your time driving through the residential streets north of Sunset.

This part of Beverly Hills feels completely different from Rodeo Drive. The pace slows, the streets widen, and the city starts to feel more private and residential.

Drive through Trousdale Estates and the surrounding hills, where mid-century architecture, manicured landscaping, and long-established estates define the neighborhood.

There is no need to turn this into a formal sightseeing route. The point is simply to see the side of Beverly Hills that exists beyond the shopping district.

From here, head back toward Canon Drive for lunch.

Lunch back in the city

Return toward Canon Drive for lunch.

Marea Beverly Hills is a strong option for Italian and seafood, while Avra Beverly Hills makes sense if you skipped it the previous day.

For something less formal, leave lunch flexible and save the bigger reservation for dinner.

Afternoon: no itinerary required

One of the advantages of a weekend in Beverly Hills is that not every hour needs an attraction attached to it.

Spend the afternoon shopping, return to the villa, arrange a massage or simply stay by the pool for a few hours.

Luxury travel is often better when the itinerary has somewhere to breathe.

Dinner: Gucci Osteria

For a more destination-driven dinner, reserve Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Beverly Hills.

Located above the Gucci boutique on Rodeo Drive, the restaurant currently serves lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday, with Monday and Tuesday closed. 

This is another reservation to secure before landing, particularly if your dates are fixed.

Or return to Funke if what you want is a livelier Beverly Hills evening with the option of finishing upstairs at Bar Funke.

Day Three:

A Slow Beverly Hills Morning

Do less.

By the third morning, you know the neighborhood well enough to stop treating it like an itinerary.

Have breakfast, walk for coffee, take one last pass through Beverly Drive and Rodeo, then leave the afternoon open.

For an easy breakfast or casual coffee, Jon & Vinny’s Beverly Hills opens in the morning and sits north of the main Rodeo Drive shopping corridor.

From there, walk.

Beverly Hills rewards wandering through the blocks immediately surrounding Rodeo Drive. Beverly Drive offers a different mix of stores, while Brighton and Dayton Ways connect much of the district on foot. The city’s official tourism guide similarly recommends exploring the streets surrounding Rodeo rather than limiting a visit to the famous avenue itself. 

One last lunch

For a final lunch, choose somewhere that feels distinctly Beverly Hills rather than trying to squeeze another landmark into the schedule.

Avra Beverly Hills works particularly well for this, especially with an outdoor table.

Then head back to your villa.

Pack later.

Reservations Worth Making Before You Land

Beverly Hills is not a destination where every moment needs to be booked in advance. In fact, some of the best parts of the neighborhood require no reservation at all.

But a few things are better handled before arrival:

Funke
Reserve dinner in advance if it is a priority. Bar Funke has its own reservation option as well. 

Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura
Plan around its operating days and secure the table before building the rest of that evening. 

Greystone Mansion interior access
The grounds can be visited without building an entire day around them, but interior tours and special events run on select dates. Check what is available for your weekend before arrival. 

Your villa experiences
Private chefs, in-residence spa treatments, transportation, pre-arrival provisioning and other concierge requests are easier to arrange before the weekend begins.

Getting Around Beverly Hills

The answer is both on foot and by car.

The Golden Triangle, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Drive, Canon Drive and the surrounding shopping district are easy to explore on foot.

For Greystone Mansion, the residential hills and anything beyond central Beverly Hills, take a car.

Trying to drive between every stop downtown makes the weekend more complicated than it needs to be. Trying to walk the hills does the same.

The better rhythm is simple: walk the city, drive the hills.

Where to Stay in Beverly Hills

Where you stay changes the weekend.

A traditional hotel puts you close to the action. A private villa in Beverly Hills gives you something different: space, privacy and a place that becomes part of the trip rather than simply somewhere to return to at night.

For couples, families and groups traveling together, a private residence also changes what can happen between reservations. Breakfast can be at home. A chef can come to you. The afternoon can happen around the pool. Dinner does not have to be followed by a lobby and an elevator.

Million Dollar Luxe offers luxury villa rentals in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, paired with concierge services that can coordinate the details around the stay, from transportation and dining reservations to private chefs, wellness and in-residence experiences.

Explore our Beverly Hills villas and design the weekend around the way you travel.