This boutique avoids the stereotypical super-sunny decor prevalent in so many Santa Monica hotels, preferring a cultured mixture of sturdy Craftsman...
1225 20th StreetThe Bay Area-based Joie de Vivre Group's first entry in the Los Angeles market is an eye-catching, custom-built circular tower overlooking I-405 (happily,...
170 N Church Lane
The famous pink stucco façade, the manicured grounds and the sumptuous rooms of the Beverly Hills Hotel look as fresh and fanciful as they did on opening...
9641 Sunset Boulevard
The ornate detailing on this Four Seasons-operated gem, famous for its role in Pretty Woman, recalls 19th-century French splendour, but recent additions...
9500 Wilshire BoulevardLocated on the sand, close to Santa Monica's shops and restaurants, this elegant and architecturally significant hotel is a local landmark. Most of the...
1910 Ocean WayLocated 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...
22752 Pacific Coast Highway
Open only since 2005, the most discreet of all the Kor Hotel Group's properties is also one of its most appealing. Tucked away in a quiet West Hollywood...
1000 Westmount DriveOne of the many beautiful things about this Hollywood Hills fixture is that it's barely changed over the decades. The hotel still attracts the brazen and...
8221 Sunset Boulevard
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...
403 N Crescent Drive
You can't miss this new arrival as you drive up from LAX or Marina del Rey: topped with a glowing neon sign announcing its name, it's the only all-black...
8639 Lincoln BoulevardThis 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...
1600 S Disneyland DriveThe simplicity of the Élan's unabashedly modernist architecture, especially its concrete and plate glass façade, continues inside the 50-room property: the...
8435 Beverly BoulevardThe Miramar has been pampering the glamorous and the powerful in California for nearly a century: past guests have included everyone from Greta Garbo to...
101 Wilshire BoulevardThe Four Seasons pampers its guests something silly. From the fragrant, flower-filled lobby to the immaculate rooms, every detail is calculated to spoil...
300 S Doheny DriveBuilt in 1933 during the peak period of California coastal expansion, the Georgian Hotel is a finely conceived amalgamation of Romanesque revival and art...
1415 Ocean Avenue