Spencer Pratt Fires Back at Claims He’s Moved Into Hotel Bel-Air

Spencer Pratt is not thrilled about headlines suggesting he and Heidi Montag are living it up at the Hotel Bel-Air. He says there is a much bigger reason for the hotel room: he does not have a house anymore, and he is putting that on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

What set this off

After a TMZ report said the former Hills duo are currently staying at the Hotel Bel-Air, Pratt jumped on X on Wednesday, April 13, and basically asked why the focus is on the hotel instead of why he needs one in the first place. Then he went straight at the incumbent mayor.

"Karen Bass let my home burn down. Also 6,000 of my neighbors. NBD."

Why he says he is in a hotel

Pratt and Montag, 39, lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025. He has said they spent the last eight years pouring everything into that place for their kids: a 3,000-square-foot, not-a-Palisades-mansion situation where they obsessed over every detail, from the stoves to the washing machines. The budget line items, per Pratt: the house and clean groceries at Erewhon. That is it. One trip a year to Colorado to see Heidi's parents, otherwise homebodies. He also says his parents' house burned down in those fires.

From reality TV to City Hall

After the fire, Pratt decided to run against Bass, 72, in the upcoming mayoral election. He framed it like this earlier this year: losing both his home and his parents' home pushed him to take on a system he believes failed tens of thousands of people. If he wins, he says he wants to get meaningful relief to people who lost property, pitching a goal of helping at least 10,000 residents recover around 70 percent of what was taken from them. He keeps using words like justice, truth, and transparency — his line is shining a light where the process feels opaque.

The reaction (because of course there is one)

The campaign has people talking. Meghan McCain has said she thinks Pratt is going to win. On the flip side, Pratt's sister Stephanie has blasted the idea, calling a vote for him "a vote for stupidity."

Pratt, for his part, has been trying to make the case that he is more qualified than his TV past might suggest. He told NBC News he has two awards from his community, and compared his background to Barack Obama's community-organizing years, arguing Obama did not have those kinds of awards before becoming a senator and then president. Pratt also says he is no longer a reality star — and, yes, he went there — that he is the only candidate actually living in reality.

Quick snapshot

• January 2025: Wildfires destroy the home Pratt and Montag shared; Pratt also says his parents' house burned.
• They had spent eight years investing their savings into a 3,000-square-foot home (not a Palisades mansion), splurging mostly on the house and Erewhon groceries, plus one annual trip to visit Heidi's parents in Colorado.
• Pratt launches a campaign to unseat Mayor Karen Bass, 72, pitching disaster relief and transparency as top priorities.
• April 13 (Wednesday): In response to a TMZ piece about him staying at the Hotel Bel-Air, Pratt goes on X to say he needs a hotel because his home burned and blames Bass, adding that 6,000 neighbors were also affected.
• Reactions: Meghan McCain predicts he will win; sister Stephanie Pratt calls supporting him "a vote for stupidity." Pratt tells NBC News he has two community awards, compares his experience to Obama's early career, and insists he is no longer a reality star.

So yes, he is at the Hotel Bel-Air, but the point he is hammering is that the hotel is a consequence, not a lifestyle choice — and he is turning that into the core argument for why he should run the city.