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...

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...

The ornate detailing on this Four Seasons-operated gem, famous for its role in Pretty Woman, recalls 19th-century French splendour, but recent additions...

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...

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...

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...

One 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...

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...

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...

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...

The simplicity of the Élan's unabashedly modernist architecture, especially its concrete and plate glass façade, continues inside the 50-room property: the...

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...

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 Four Seasons pampers its guests something silly. From the fragrant, flower-filled lobby to the immaculate rooms, every detail is calculated to spoil...