For years, this hotel was a dowdy property famous only as the home of the Golden Globes. However, a 2007-08 refit has spruced the place up no end. The rather tired decor has...

Located on the sand, close to Santa Monica's shops and restaurants, this elegant and architecturally significant hotel is a local landmark. Most of the plush rooms and suites...

The Miramar has been pampering the glamorous and the powerful in California for nearly a century: past guests have included everyone from Greta Garbo to Bill Clinton. Built in...

A recent multi-million-dollar renovation catapulted this boutique into chic status. Designer Chris Barrett fine-tuned the interior spaces, but managed to retain the warm...

No surprises: this is simply a comfortable and efficient hotel that offers a lot of services designed to please the Hyatt's legions of business travellers. The architecture is...

Formerly a Ritz-Carlton, this grand old-money hotel changed hands in 2008. The new owners intend to preserve the heritage of the elegant 100-year-old property, referring to...

This is pretty much a quintessential corporate-Californian property: light and airy, warm and beachy, casual but elegant in an almost entirely nondescript way. Although the...

Formerly the Bel Age, this hotel reopened in spring 2008 following a total makeover by design guru David Collins. All 200 rooms are generous suites, featuring subtle sage and...

Built as an apartment block in the 1950s, this tower was converted into a hotel by businessman Ian Schrager and designer Philippe Starck in the mid '90s, and immediately became...

Consuming 30 acres of land at the top of a bluff overlooking the Pacific, the Montage was designed to be a self-contained village of luxury. There are four dining and drinking...

This understatedly named hotel is pretty much the poster child for the ongoing regeneration of LA's Downtown. Until a few years ago, this was a downmarket residential hotel...

Located close to Downtown's growing cultural district, the Omni offers theatre and concert packages for those wanting to come here and catch a show or attend a party. However,...

The $5m renovation lavished on the Orlando in 2005 brought a tasteful, straightforward aesthetic and cultured amenities. Done out in crisp white linens, with clutter...

Designed to look and feel like a private estate, the Peninsula exudes opulence. There are 193 rooms, suites and private villas situated on the lushly landscaped grounds, along...