The barber who comes to Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

A huge Moreton Bay fig tree, planted in the 1800s, shades the entrance of this hotel at Ocean Avenue and Wilshire. Guests choose between tower rooms and private bungalows scattered through the gardens. Palisades Park and its ocean bluffs are across the street.

Bungalow guests often look for privacy and convenience, and an in-room cut lets them stay close to the ocean. The visit is quiet and contained: a cape, a clean station by the window, and a finished cut in well under the time it takes to go down to the lobby and back.

The barber comes to you, at any hour.

Every appointment carries the standard of a man who has owned four barbershops and kept his licenses current in barbering and cosmetology across multiple states. Seventeen years in, Ben's specialty is still the short men's cut and the beard, done precisely. Fades, tapers, waves, edges and beards are the core of what he does, and he is equally at home with a slicked side part, a textured crop or a fresh set of waves.

The address, 101 Wilshire Blvd, puts Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows near Palisades Park, Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier. Whether the plan is dinner, a premiere or an early flight, Ben can time the appointment around it, here or anywhere in Santa Monica, Brentwood, Venice and Pacific Palisades.

To book, call or text 608-201-7717 with the address and the time you have in mind. Pricing starts at $150, with $300 standard during regular hours (11am to 7pm); late nights and longer drives are quoted when you reach out. He answers around the clock, holidays included.