Spencer Pratt has explained why he stayed at the Hotel Bel-Air while campaigning to become Los Angeles mayor, saying the property’s security made it a more affordable option than booking separate rooms for his protection team elsewhere.
In a post on X on Tuesday, November 3, Pratt said he received numerous death threats during the campaign and hired full-time security. The Hotel Bel-Air, where standard luxury rooms were reported to cost between $900 and $1,200 a night, was surrounded by a secure perimeter, he said.
Pratt argued that staying there reduced his campaign’s security costs. He said his team would otherwise have needed three rooms to maintain overnight protection, adding about $3,000 per night. Even a cheaper hotel, he claimed, would have cost more overall once those rooms were included.
The hotel stay had drawn criticism after reports about its price. Pratt said the controversy distracted from his campaign’s policies, though he also said it brought attention to his criticism of Mayor Karen Bass over the response to the January 2025 Palisades fire.
Pratt and his wife, Heidi Montag, lost their home in the fire. He later had an Airstream trailer installed on the burned property. Pratt has criticized Bass for not being in Los Angeles during the fire and for what he described as a lack of preparedness. The fire destroyed more than 6,800 structures, according to the report.
Bass and Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman received the most votes in the June primary, leaving Pratt off the ballot for Tuesday’s election.
Pratt said he still faces threats and trespassers at his property but can no longer afford the same level of security without a campaign. He also promoted an app called Patrol, which he described as a service intended to connect subscribers with private security patrols and, eventually, private firefighting operators.
Sources: Us Weekly.