

Although the exterior and the lobby are the real Beverly Wilshire, the rooms were a set built at the Disney Studio in Burbank, and they bear little resemblance to the real thing. It's become a mecca for – presumably well-heeled – romantics who want to spend a Pretty Woman weekend, but sadly no amount of money will buy you a night in the suite used by Edward Lewis ( Richard Gere) and Vivian. SAN FRANCISCO, CA- The San Francisco Opera, Summer Season, begins this weekend with Mozarts Don Giovanni on Saturday June 4 and.

Only true love can possibly follow.Īs all the guide books point out, the intimidatingly luxurious hotel where Vivian ( Julia Roberts) gets her first taste of the high-life is the 1928 Beaux Arts-style Regent Beverly Wilshire, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard at the foot of Rodeo Drive in the heart of Beverly Hills. Where else but Hollywood could be the location for this fairy tale romance for the 80s? Designer labels are to die for as a poverty-row hooker – who looks like a movie star – crosses the path of a millionaire – who also looks like a movie star. Descend into a portrait of Rome on the brink of war, based on the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou.
