The best boutique hotels in Los Angeles

Situated above local favorite Bar Covell (and owned by the bar’s founder Dustin Lancaster), Hotel Covell offers nine well-appointed rooms, each meticulously curated with reading nooks and record players, clawfoot tubs and statement furniture. Plus adorable Smeg refrigerators stocked with locally sourced offerings.

Located in a revitalized pocket of Cahuenga Boulevard, the trendy hotel chain’s first West Coast outpost is as Hollywood as it gets. From an Insta-friendly mural by elusive graffiti artist Mr. Brainwash to a rooftop pool that doubles as a dance floor, the hotel clearly doesn't take itself too seriously. In fact, Dream is self-dubbed "classically unconventional", a nod to the vibrant quirkiness that has been infused into it's very core. But make no mistake, all of that eccentricity doesn't detract from its substance.

Eclectic is the best way to describe The Line. This sought-after hotel in Koreatown pops all over with colour – that is when it's not showing off industrial polished concrete or warm woods. At only a few miles from Hollywood, it's perfectly placed, and in-house amenities include a sun-dapppled pool, beside which you can dine from the Openaire Restaurant, not to mention an Alfred coffee shop, a lobby bar, and minibars with both Korean and American snacks.

This bespoke hotel positioned a mile from Rodeo Drive oozes Beverly Hills luxury. From poolside cabanas to in-room spa treatments (at an extra fee), life is good–and expensive–when you stay at Mr. C. After all, this is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World Co.

Night owls, artists and musicians are the target at the Ace Hotel, which has a poolside bar, lobby coffee kiosk and a 1920s movie palace. The striking ’20s architecture adds culture cred, though its occupants are likely to give more attention to the cocktail list than Spanish-Gothic motifs in the masonry.

A boutique hotel with a country twist, the Farmer’s Daughter adheres to its pig-tailed, barn-dwelling mascot with gusto. The denim duvets, picnic tables bearing sweet tea, and energetic pool scene all fit with the theme, while sophisticated rooms lend weight to the playful outlook. Got time to spare? Farmer's Daughter is just a short walk from some prime attractions, such as the Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and naturally, the Historic Farmer's Market.

“Just like how mama used to make it” is the sentiment behind this Hollywood hotel’s colorful restaurant and it’s a theme that runs throughout the building. The rooms—livened up with funky decor like tie-dye pillows and Spanish tile floors—make a stylish (if quirky) place to rest your head, while the rooftop is the best place to take in the Hollywood cityscape without having to set foot on the Walk of Fame.

Each and every velvety surface of this New York export exudes tasteful extravagance. Its nearly century-old building and refined, pedigreed dining spaces are quite unlike any other hotel in Downtown L.A.—and possibly the entire city. Even those who don’t stay in NoMad’s artfully appointed rooms will be transported with a seat in its neoclassical lobby restaurant and Giannini Bar.