Seeing Things | The SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills | nytimes.com

In case you were wondering, the newly opened — and much anticipated — SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills proves that Philippe Starck still has the magic touch. A collaboration between Starck and Sam Nazarian, the night-life impresario behind SBE Group, SLS — a Luxury Collection Hotel that is part of the Starwood Group — is a masterful do-over of the former Le Meridien. Complete with faux-mink bedspreads, spacious bathrooms and Mies van der Rohe-inspired seating beneath the windows, the 297 guest rooms are serene and luxurious.