Opened as the Beverly Carlton in the 1940s, this streetside property was renovated and regenerated by the Kor Hotel Group in 1999, setting the tone for the...

After a long run as a budget beach hostel, the pink Cadillac has been transformed into a boutique hotel by a new team. All the rooms, the lobby and the lounge have been...

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 striking hotel is a dramatic mix of Morocco and Mexico, and oozes the kind of charisma after which boutique hotel designers flail but so often fail to achieve. 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...

The old Beverly Hills Inn was brought into the 21st century with some style in 2003, and it remains an impressive operation. The luxury here is all in the best possible taste:...

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...

Once a luxury inn and later a Skid Row-esque slum, the decidedly un-ritzy Ritz was overhauled in 2003 and now rather optimistically sells itself as a low-budget 'boutique'. The...