No place like home: plane crash survivor Carlos Lopes is in his third stint running the Hotel Bel-Air, known for its distinctive rooms and vaunted privacy.(People)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: December 8, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

CARLOS Lopes has managed some of the most prestigious hotels in the world, but he keeps coming back to Bel-Air. Lopes, managing director of the Hotel Bel-Air, directed the property for four years before leaving in 1986 to start his own business. In all, he has managed the property for 12 of the last 22 years under three different owners. He has overseen two major renovations, increasing the number of rooms by a third. Since his 2002 return, Lopes oversaw completion of a $16 million renovation and won back the hotel's five-star rating. He has also learned to battle paparazzi and ...

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