It was the setting for Faye Dunaway’s famous post-Oscars poolside shoot, the inspiration behind The Eagles’ classic song Hotel California, as well as the place where Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned six times.

On Wednesday, the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel turned into an evacuation zone for some of Los Angeles' most well-to-do residents.

Some of Hollywood's biggest names have been left homeless as a series of wildfires ravage Southern California, forcing thousands to flee.