Located on the sand, Casa Malibu is the only hotel on this stretch that has its own beach for exclusive use of guests. Malibu Colony is within walking distance; so is Malibu...

Hotelier Gregory Peck (no relation) and designer du jour Dodd Mitchell reworked this handsome 1926 building into a boutique hotel in 2003. Its best feature is Boé: it's a...

This Disney hotel aims to blur the lines between luxury and fantasy: the 745-room property is effectiv-ely an extension to Disney's California Adventure, so much so that guests...

You can tell instantly that this was once a basic motel. It's a credit to the new owners of the gingham-giddy Farmer's Daughter that it feels pretty fresh. The rooms have been...

This unusual property is connected to the Academy of Magical Arts, an exclusive organisation made up of roughly 2,500 American magicians; guests have access to the otherwise...

The rather small rooms at this bijou Kor Hotel Group property seem designed to prove that form is more important than function. The Kelly Wearstler decor in the individually...

Close to the Sunset Strip and yet enviably, surprisingly serene, the Secret Garden is one of LA's relatively few B&Bs. The operation changed hands a couple of years ago, but it...

This sparkling property hasn't been solely responsible for the regeneration of Manhattan Beach, but its influence has been huge. It's a small property but pretty perfectly...