Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, groomed in private

Directly across from the Beverly Center, the 295-room Sofitel recently updated its lobby, bar, spa and meeting spaces. French touches run through the design and dining. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is across the street.

Shoppers, business travelers and visitors to Cedars-Sinai can get a cut without fighting traffic or parking. There is no salon to find and no waiting room. Ben comes up to the room, works neatly, and is gone before the next call time.

Private. Convenient. Always on time.

Ben's background reads like a working biography of the craft: a teenage start, cosmetology school, four barbershops of his own, then television sets, music videos and world tours. He is licensed in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states and cuts every hair type. His specialty is the short cut done properly: skin fades, low and mid tapers, line-ups, 360 waves, beard sculpting and clean head shaves, on straight, wavy, curly and coily hair alike.

The address, 8555 Beverly Blvd, puts Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills near Beverly Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Robertson Boulevard. Whether the plan is dinner, a premiere or an early flight, Ben can time the appointment around it, here or anywhere in Beverly Grove, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Fairfax District.

Send a text or make a call to 608-201-7717, any hour. Ben confirms the time, quotes the visit (from $150, $300 standard between 11am and 7pm, adjusted for distance and late hours) and is on his way.