Where to Stay in Los Angeles Right Now
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Los Angeles had a tough 2025, following a string of devastating wildfires. But as the city continues its cleanup, tourism leaders are spreading the word: It’s time to come back.
Visitor dollars play a huge role in fueling recovery, and many Angelenos are ready to show off the city they love. When you do book that return trip, there are plenty of different accommodations waiting for you: design hotels carved out of historic landmarks, Art Deco gems along the Pacific, hot spots where you’ll rub shoulders with Hollywood movers and shakers. Here, our favorite classic and contemporary stays that celebrate the vivacity, diversity and resilience of Los Angeles.
L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
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A relative ingénue on the stage of grand Los Angeles hotels, L’Ermitage opened in 1975 and has passed through a few different chains before going independent. It’s hidden away on a tree-lined residential road in Beverly Hills, making it a favorite among those trying to avoid the paparazzi flashbulbs. (It’s no coincidence that many award-winning screenplays were penned on-site.) In 2024, to celebrate its impending 50th anniversary, the property underwent a major renovation that saw the opening of the Costa Covo Osteria, but the suites remain contemporary and characterful, with luxe detailing like onyx marble bathrooms and French balconies.
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
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Although this Four Seasons property has “Beverly Hills” in its name, it’s a bit removed from the action of Rodeo Drive, sitting in a quieter part of the neighborhood, close to West Hollywood. In fact, the middle-of-town location is ideal if you’re planning to spend time in different parts of L.A. Inside, it’s a serene, fairly quiet place, full of soft beiges and grays that serve as a respite from the rest of the city. But some of the hotel’s best features are outside: like the outdoor gym area, pool terrace and new rooftop Mexican restaurant called La Ola.
The Maybourne Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
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Best known for posh addresses like Claridge’s and The Connaught, the UK-based Maybourne brand purchased this property from Montage and suffused it with an unmistakably British sensibility before relaunching it in mid 2020. The result is a space that feels eccentric yet sophisticated, with a vast contemporary art collection to rival that of neighbors like The Broad museum and LACMA, and restrained but playful guest rooms anchored by modular, neutral furniture. The spa has a mosaic-lined mineral pool that evokes Roman baths, and a ballet-pink Moke parked out front that can whisk you over to Rodeo Drive on a whim. But the hotel’s crowning achievement is quite literally its rooftop, where you’ll find a modestly sized pool shaded by teal umbrellas to one side, and to the other, an outpost of NYC’s favorite Negroni-perfecting cocktail bar, Dante, with a view—of the city and its inhabitants—that, for the money, can’t be beat. Come for the $10 happy hour martinis, stay for the pasta-twirling and people-watching.
Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel
Downtown L.A.
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Once you step through the front door of this 147-room boutique hotel, the noise and hustle of Downtown L.A. immediately fades away. Here, designer Kelly Wearstler has created a transporting and transformative space filled with warm tones, vintage furnishings and cozy nooks and crannies that borrow from Mexican and Moroccan motifs. Rooms lean on contrasting textures, with Turkish cotton robes, rattan sconces and abstract paintings. A rooftop pool looks out over the city skyline, and guests and locals alike clamor for tables at Cara Cara, where dishes range from al pastor tacos to seafood paella.
Hotel Per La, Autograph Collection
Downtown L.A.
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Located in the 1922 neoclassical headquarters of the Bank of Italy, this downtown hotel nods to its Italian heritage throughout. There’s a restored gold-and-blue Italianate ceiling in the lobby that sets the palette for the 241 rooms and suites, and the rooftop pool is watched over by an enormous sculptural head modeled after one in the Garden of Bomarzo (Park of Monsters) in Italy. But most importantly, there’s a trio of Mediterranean-inspired dining spots: a coastal Italian restaurant with aperitivo hour and signature pastas, a poolside bar with refreshing cocktails and a Venice-inspired coffee and gelato shop.
1 Hotel West Hollywood
West Hollywood
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Stay at this Sunset Strip retreat at the base of the Hollywood Hills when you want to feel good about your visit. The building incorporates 75 tons of wood harvested from fallen trees, and the design features carpets made from recycled fibers and ocean plastics. An organic garden and apiary provide ingredients for cocktails and, after unwinding with a treatment at the Bamford Wellness Spa, you can join a wellness or fitness class, such as sound baths, yoga flow and breathwork meditation.
Regent Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica
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Sometimes, when you’re traveling, you want quality without fuss—a kind of luxury you can ease into. That’s the ethos of this oceanfront retreat, stationed beside the city’s historic pier in the former Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. The property’s 2024 opening marked Regent’s long-awaited return to the United States, following a 32-year absence, and though there’s much to sing about—including a Guerlain Wellness Spa and a Mediterranean restaurant by chef Michael Mina where the food is so good, you won’t want to leave the grounds—there’s a quiet and unpretentious refinement to this property that both keeps with its beachy surrounds and makes it easy to relax. And isn’t that what it’s all about?
Shutters on the Beach
Santa Monica
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When this hotel opened in Santa Monica in 1993, it was the first time a luxury property had been built directly on the beach in decades. True to its oceanfront bragging rights, you can walk out of the hotel and be effectively on the sand; only a bike path separates you from the rest of the beach real estate. So it’s no surprise Shutters has become something of a see-and-be-seen spot among celebrities. Still, its design scheme skews more New England than SoCal—everything about the gray shingles and white, furnished balconies evokes a windswept Cape Cod inn. Grab a seat by one of the gas fireplaces in the cozy lobby lounge, borrow a custom bike cruiser to explore the boardwalk or simply unwind with a soak in your peekaboo bathroom’s hydrothermal massage tub. You might not own a beach house, but a stay at Shutters will have you forgetting that fact.
Kodō
Arts District
Japan by way of L.A.: That’s the guiding principle of this eight-room ryokan in the city’s buzzy Arts District, where a century-old firehouse has undergone a wabi-sabi evolution. A monastic sense of cool and calm has taken root in the once-industrial space, in many cases directly influenced by traditional Japanese aesthetics—think polished concrete floors and kitchen islands made of jagged boulders; tatami mats and bonsai trees placed beside Japanese futon beds; and even gravel borders that ground distinct areas. The hotel also features an eponymous restaurant, a contemporary spot that marries the best of the West Coast’s natural bounty with Japanese culinary classics—think fresh ceviches, carpaccios and grilled meats and seafood (the Wagyu katsu and chimichurri grilled prawns are standouts)—and in the spirit of omotenashi, or Japanese hospitality, servers will even walk you to the door once you’ve finished your meal.
The Biltmore Los Angeles
Downtown L.A.
When it opened 103 years ago, this fortress of opulence was the largest hotel west of the Mississippi, designed as an over-the-top homage to European architectural landmarks like Roman baths and the Spanish royal court. Its ornate frescoes and crystal chandeliers have appeared in countless films and music videos, and the 683 guest rooms still exude an old-world grandeur. The Gallery Bar and Grill, with its memorabilia-filled curio cabinets, is ideal for celebrity-spotting over cocktails, while the Rendezvous Court café serves a posh afternoon tea in a Moorish Revival space with carved ceilings, gold-leaf detailing and a rose marble fountain.
Chateau Marmont
West Hollywood
Loosely inspired by a Loire Valley royal retreat, Chateau Marmont is arguably the biggest celebrity-magnet hotel in Los Angeles, just off a bend in Sunset Boulevard. Throughout the decades, it has appeared in multiple films and has been name-checked in more than its fair share of songs and novels. Hotelier André Balazs reimagined the hideaway in the 1990s, and now the property includes an eccentric mix of craftsman-style cottages, midcentury modern bungalows and simpler rooms and suites. Lush landscaping means discretion and privacy, whether you’re polishing up your screenplay poolside or power-lunching at the restaurant.
Palihouse West Hollywood
West Hollywood
The Palisociety brand aims for what it calls a “California quirky” design aesthetic, and this West Hollywood outpost—which opened in 2022 after its original location nearby shuttered—perfectly captures the vibe. In the lobby, for instance, warm wood paneling and checkerboard tiles get a playful lift from bright floral wallpaper on the ceiling, seashell-shaped sconces and a pair of guard dog statues. Most rooms include a kitchenette with a SMEG mini-fridge, a Nespresso machine and a fully stocked minibar, and the indoor-outdoor Pool Lounge goes delightfully retro with patio furniture that might be at home in your grandparents’ backyard—plus free candy bars.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills
This property drips with SoCal whimsy, best exemplified by its trademark deep greens and flamingo pinks, Mission Revival architecture and iconic “Martinique” banana-leaf wallpaper, which you’ll instantly recognize even if you don’t know it by name. Even the serene spa is inspired by the flora and fauna of California. It’s easy to get on the wheeler-dealer wavelength that has defined the “Pink Palace” for decades, especially at the see-and-be-seen Polo Lounge, where the signature dish is a spin on the Cobb salad named after a polo-playing millionaire.
Hotel June
West L.A.
It’s not often that a hotel this close to the airport feels utterly cool, but Hotel June is an exception. Located in a midcentury modern building in West L.A., the 250-room property is just a five-minute drive from LAX—but it’s also a five-minute drive from the beach, and the Pacific certainly sets the tone here. Rooms have terrazzo tables, ocean-blue daybeds and white oak beds against crisp white walls, and the Baja-inspired Caravan Swim Club serves biodynamic wines, local rockfish, shrimp ceviche, Oaxacan flatbreads and (most importantly) poolside margaritas.
The Georgian Hotel
Santa Monica
Instantly recognizable by her turquoise Art Deco façade, the “First Lady of Santa Monica” has been a beachfront icon since 1933. (There’s a rotary phone in the reception area playing recorded messages inspired by those early days.) You’ll love the in-room details, like fully stocked bars and custom scalloped headboards, and suites up the ante with extra perks, such as Victrola record players, curated art books and a champagne button that summons a roving bar cart. Every detail is fanciful and fun-loving here, from the baby-blue bellhop uniforms to the new red-sauce Spaghetti Sunday meals offered weekly at The Georgian Room restaurant.
Photo by Douglas Friedman, courtesy of The Georgian.
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