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TIPPING
Officially, hotel staff members say tipping is at your discretion. But a cabana is a good place to practice the grand gesture. Unofficially, the word is $20 a day per cabana to the head pool boy, or pool manager, who shares tips with his assistants. If you're messy and demanding, more is due. Svend at the Beverly Hills Hotel believes in tipping at the end of a stay.
WHEN TO SHOW UP
Varies with the local climate, but in Beverly Hills, never before 10 A.M. Between 10:30 and 11 is respectable; noon, if you want to make an entrance. Don't leave too early—sometimes there's a surge of new blood between 3 and 4 P.M. Weekends are busier than weekdays; summer and Oscar time are busiest of all; Mondays and Tuesdays are quietest. Lunchtime on a summer weekend is particularly fascinating.
PRIME REAL ESTATE
A cabana pro wants a view, not privacy. The most sought-after cabanas have pool frontage, close to the center. People tend to dip and linger at the shallow end of a pool (actual swimming ruins your hair), so a cabana there has certain natural social advantages—but during summer and school vacations, you'd better like children.
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