a staff member at The Peninsula Beverly Hills sets the table for tea in the living room of the hotel
Rebecca Goldberg has been hotel manager at The Peninsula Beverly Hills for over two years.
  • Rebecca Goldberg has been hotel manager of The Peninsula Beverly Hills for over two years.
  • She started her career in luxury hotels in New York City, including The Ritz-Carlton and The Pierre.
  • Goldberg told Insider what it's like balancing celebrities, former presidents, and regular guests.

Rebecca Goldberg said she got into hospitality "sort of by accident" while trying to make it as a writer in her 20s in New York City. Now, Goldberg has made her way to becoming the hotel manager of The Peninsula Beverly Hills — just a walk away from the iconic Rodeo Drive.