Kimpton La Peer Hotel, groomed in private

This boutique Kimpton sits in the West Hollywood Design District, close to Melrose Place and Robertson Boulevard. The pool terrace and outdoor lounge make up much of the social space. Rooms are decorated with local art and bold patterns.

Fashion, design and media visitors stay here for showroom appointments nearby, and a home-style barber visit suits their busy days. A suite becomes a private barbershop for the length of the appointment, then simply a suite again, with nothing left behind but a sharper reflection.

One call. One text. A sharper you.

Ben holds licenses in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states. Before Los Angeles he built and ran four barbershops, and his chair has since followed entertainers on tour and onto television and music video sets. Rod Wave, Polo G and Lamar Odom are among the names who have sat with him. Expect fades blended without a visible line, tapers that grow out cleanly, line-ups drawn with a steady hand and beards shaped to the jaw. Straight hair, waves, curls and locs all get the same attention.

Kimpton La Peer Hotel sits at 627 N La Peer Dr in West Hollywood, close to Pacific Design Center, Melrose Place and Robertson Boulevard. Ben works across the neighborhood and nearby Beverly Hills, Beverly Grove and Hollywood Hills, so moving from a hotel room to a home or a set later in the day is no trouble.

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.