Beverly Johnson

Way back in the 1950s there was a TV show called "Queen for a Day" which, despite the connotations of today, was about to take a person every day and change his life - if only for a day. It was a chance for some truly deserving person to see how others live.

Today you can do the same thing with a trip to Beverly Hills. Ordinary people may not be able to afford everything they see in the chic shops of Rodeo Drive, but they will certainly get a glimpse of what life would be if they could. And therein lies the fun - it's like dressing for the prom, or air to the local country club. In this little escapade, you get to pretend you're something you're not.

Of course, there are many movie stars over there, in debt up to their necks, which are essentially doing the same thing.

Start your weekend with accommodation to pretend like Beverly Hills Assembly, traces of Rodeo Drive and the newest luxury hotel in the region. Sister property to his refuge famous Laguna Beach version of Beverly Hills is just as chic, but built with the neo-Spanish Mediterranean style that matches you see the whole city. This is not quite the Hearst Castle, but the flavor is the same as pronounced and opulence. Our idea is that garden-variety SUV was outclassed when we slowed down a driveway and installation took place between our Bentley and Maserati.

Want to have some tickets ready to tip your valet and groom. Five bucks seemed terribly small reward for our vehicle to the bed, between all the classic cars, but some habits die hard. Our valet poor - it has stuck with us and our SUVs while the next car, his colleague has a top-of-the-line fully tinted Beamer and some executive probably does not even know what a term five-dollar bill. And then we came to mind: maybe this guy is pretending, too.

We were not surprised when our room at the assembly was, in a word: the ultra-luxury. At 500 square feet, it was bigger than most hotel rooms and feature an elegant dark wood furniture - an armoire, desk and hutch combination LCD television, two heads style queen - as well as a set of colors brown and beige cut that contrasted well with furniture. Our room included a full lanai for breakfast while looking over the hotel courtyard and gardens. The same tones and dark woods were used along the marble for the bathroom and dressing seems worthy of an appearance of () king.

The assembly would be our base of operations and its location at the intersection of Beverly and Canon drives, is in the heart of the action. It was a brisk walk on the famous Rodeo Drive, probably the first thing that comes to mind when you go see Beverly Hills. Almost all stores big names are carefully pressed into a small area of two blocks where you will find Valentino, Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent and Armani. The key here is apparently to be sure and give your store a foreign sounding name. Nobody spends much money for shopping at Buku Jones, Smith or Johnson.

Today, some contenders will sweep into town and think they will spot movie stars up and down Rodeo because, let's face it, whip Rodeo is like driving to Costco for the wealthy who live in the hills that are more than 10 minutes away. But we are told to avoid the commoners out the weekend if your research will be out in midweek. Another tip: in the aisle means if, instead of the homeless, you find movie stars who are unemployed, while awaiting their next acting job, have their driver drop them off at the entrance back to top clothiers and jewelers.

If you really need to see a movie or television star, stop at the Paley Center for Media, where you can at least see on TV SCRE.