On November 26, Hotel Bel-Air will serve Thanksgiving in two places. One is The Restaurant at 701 Stone Canyon Road. The other is any dining room within driving distance, because the hotel's October 27 holiday announcement calls its Thanksgiving dinner to-go "new for 2026" and "perfect for those hosting at home."
That one line sets the tone for the rest of the hotel's calendar. Most of the 2026 season comes in pieces a resident can book on their own: a two-hour mahjong table, a weekend afternoon tea, a single film night on the Front Lawn, a pie from the Patisserie. Taken together, the hotel's holiday season costs less to join and leaves Stone Canyon more often than its reputation suggests.
What $975 Buys on November 26
The to-go dinner serves up to 12 guests for $975. According to the hotel's festive page, the menu includes a whole organic roasted turkey, winter truffle risotto and a traditional pecan pie, and extra sides and desserts can be added. Orders are due by noon on Tuesday, November 24, through In-Room Dining at 310-887-2580.
The dining room sets the baseline. The three-course Thanksgiving menu, which runs from maple-glazed heritage turkey to pecan pie, is $295 per adult and $95 for children 12 and under, with seating from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Twelve adults at the hotel would come to $3,540 before drinks. The same kitchen's to-go meal for twelve costs $975, a little over $81 per person and about the price of three and a third adult seats in The Restaurant.
Each format suits a different host. A table at the hotel comes with the room, the décor and someone else clearing the plates. The to-go meal comes with your own dining room and your own guest list, and the menu stays the same whether eight people come or twelve.
Down Beverly Glen, the Plate for One
Not every holiday meal needs to feed twelve. At The Glen Centre, 2920–2964 Beverly Glen Circle, Beverly Glen Deli is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Its current online menu lists a Turkey Dinner at $28.95, with house-roasted sliced turkey, homemade stuffing, kishka, vegetables, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy. The menu also has a Holiday Dinner at $34.25 and a Thanksgiving Burger at $19.95, a turkey burger topped with stuffing and cranberry sauce.
Per plate, the deli's turkey dinner comes in about $52 below the hotel's to-go meal split twelve ways. Between the two, the neighborhood covers a holiday meal for any headcount, from one person on a weeknight to a full table.
The Glen Centre tenant directory also lists The Taco Stand at unit #2958 with the note "Opening Fall 2026."
The Season, Two Hours at a Time
The to-go dinner follows the same pattern as the hotel's other fall programs. In early October, Hotel Bel-Air and the American Mahjong brand Oh My Mahjong launched a monthly series in The Living Room. The two companies call it the first series of its kind in the country. According to the announcement, the September debut sold out. The two sessions left this year are Friday, November 20, and Friday, December 11, both from 3 to 5 p.m.
A table for four costs $580. That covers two hours of play, a glass of champagne for each player, light snacks and guidance from Los Angeles-based American Mahjong instructor Carolyn Lertzman. The hotel asks players to arrive with a basic understanding of the game. Split four ways, a seat costs $145.
The same Living Room hosts holiday afternoon tea on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m., from December 4 through December 27. Tea starts at $140 per person and includes a glass of champagne. A mahjong seat and a tea seat cost within $5 of each other. In practice, the room by the fire is open to anyone in the neighborhood for an afternoon at roughly the same price either way.
Megan Trottier, founder and CEO of Oh My Mahjong, said this in the hotel's October 5 announcement:
"Mahjong has always been about so much more than the game itself—it's about getting people around a table and giving them a reason to stay there."
Three Nights on the Front Lawn
The movie series returns to the Front Lawn for three consecutive evenings.
- Wednesday, December 16: "Elf"
- Thursday, December 17: "A Christmas Story"
- Friday, December 18: "The Holiday"
General admission is $100 per person and includes the snack station, where the hotel lists popcorn, chocolate, candy and spiked hot chocolate. A private fire pit for up to six costs $1,000, about $167 per person when full. Booking runs through the hotel's festive page.
The fire pit is the closest thing to the to-go dinner on the lawn. You pay for a group, not a seat, and the group is your own.
The Dates From Here to January 1
Everything below comes from the hotel's October 27 holiday announcement, listed in calendar order from publication day.
- Now through the season: The holiday cocktail menu started November 1 in all dining outlets, with Cocoa Buzz spiked hot chocolate and Egg-Eneezer Scrooge eggnog. The Patisserie's seasonal menu adds Bûche de Noël, house-made pies, a build-your-own gingerbread man kit and Hanukkah jelly donuts.
- November 20: Mahjong in The Living Room, 3 to 5 p.m.
- November 24, noon: Order deadline for the Thanksgiving to-go dinner.
- November 26: Thanksgiving in The Restaurant, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the date of the to-go dinner.
- December 1: A seasonal dessert menu begins.
- December 4 to 27: Weekend afternoon tea, Friday through Sunday at 3 p.m.
- December 11: The year's last mahjong session.
- December 16 to 18: Movies Under the Stars.
- December 19 to 25: A new dessert in The Restaurant that honors the property's resident swans, served for the seven days leading up to Christmas.
- December 24: A five-course Christmas Eve dinner, seated from 5 to 9 p.m. with carolers from 6 to 9 p.m. It costs $275 per adult and $95 for children 12 and under, and each guest takes home a pastry.
- December 25: A four-course Christmas brunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with Santa Claus from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and carolers from noon to 3 p.m. Pricing matches Christmas Eve.
- December 31: À la carte in The Restaurant from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The Bar & Lounge runs from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a $150 per person minimum spend, piano from 3 to 9 p.m. and a jazz band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- January 1: New Year's Day brunch in The Restaurant, à la carte, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For guests who would rather stay over, the hotel's festive offer adds a welcome drink and a $150 credit for stays between November 11 and January 8.
Guests Coming Over the Pass
Several of these dates fall in the evening, and any guest driving in from the Valley will cross the Sepulveda Pass. Caltrans' I-405 repaving project covers 10.2 miles between Van Nuys and Westwood and is expected to finish in winter 2027. The agency says temporary 55-mph zones and uneven pavement may stay in place through winter 2026 and early spring 2027. It describes typical weekday overnight lane closures from about 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., generally with at least two lanes left open, plus some weekend lane reductions. Caltrans posts weekly schedule notices on the project page, so check them before December 16.
A New General Manager on New Year's Day
The season also marks a change in leadership. Dorchester Collection has named Richard Cooke, who joins from Rocco Forte Hotels, as general manager of Hotel Bel-Air, effective January 1, 2027. His first day falls on the last event of this holiday calendar, the New Year's Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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