Santa Monica
This frilly home in leafy Santa Monica Canyon mixes Cape Cod colonial with West Coast craftsman and has romantic rooms facing the ocean or the lovely…
Must-see hotels in Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
This 1950s motel boasts a vintage neon sign, beds are draped in animal-print bedspreads, and framed poster art adds charm to rooms that are otherwise on…
Leo Carrillo State Park Campground
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
This kid-friendly campground sits on a famous 1.5-mile stretch of beach. Offshore kelp beds, caves, tide pools, plus the wilderness of the Santa Monica…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
What was once an apartment complex for stars of the silent-movie era is now the Crescent, its eclectic fireside lounge splashed with turquoise accents,…
San Fernando Valley
A fun, great-value boutique property and walkable to Universal Studios in about .5 miles, the BLVD has 69 spacious, IKEA-chic rooms with pillow-top beds,…
Los Angeles
Around a leafy courtyard lined with shops and cafes, the Metropole has spotless rooms with dark wood floors, crisp white bedding, fireplaces, soaker tubs…
South Bay Beaches
Recently remodeled rooms are huge at this 17-unit property in the heart of Hermosa, with geometrically patterned carpet, sophisticated, clean lines,…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
On busy Arroyo Pkwy, and situated around a parking lot, this older but recently renovated property offers shut-eye at a modest tariff. In the morning drag…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
This 55-room, Euro-style hotel near UCLA is an unflashy, unpretentious abode. Rooms are smallish, but the high ceilings make them feel airy, and the…
Long Beach & San Pedro
This sleek, splashy hotel is in the Pike Center complex, a short walk from the aquarium and outlet shopping. Spacious rooms have modern, hardwood…
South Bay Beaches
This one-time motel turned boutique spans all four corners of Highland Ave and 34th St with luxurious, ocean-facing rooms on the west side, and nicely…
Los Angeles
At this historic hotel a block inland from the beach, the 91 rooms were getting a chic, modern makeover as we went to press: dark wood furniture, silvery…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
Close to the beach, the Venice canals, bars and restaurants, this mid-century-themed, 43-room motel sports brightly hued rooms with a good range of…
Point Mugu State Park Campground
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
You have two choices here: the creekside campsites shaded by gnarled, native sycamores and oaks, or the windswept beachside spots that are visible (and…
Hollywood
This B&B offers four rooms in a lovingly restored 1910 bungalow on a quiet street. Your outgoing hosts speak several languages, serve a generous…
Los Angeles
The Munchkins bunked in this 1924 heritage hotel in downtown Culver City while filming The Wizard of Oz. A mahogany-paneled lobby gives way to rooms with…
South Bay Beaches
Rooms aren’t huge at this simple motor hotel, but it's fresh and clean, the bathroom tiles sparkle, there's a mini-fridge and microwave in rooms, staff…
Los Angeles
One of the better options at LAX, with fresh, contemporary interiors and more intimate, boutique-style service than you'd expect from an airport hotel.
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
This long-standing tower hotel was re-designed by the Cipriani brothers, who included a replica of Harry's Bar in Venice (expect a Bellini on arrival)…
Santa Monica
A converted circa-1940 apartment complex, now covered tastefully in ivy, offers sunny, compact rooms and studios with kitchenette, and vintage surf-rocker…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This peach-tinted, palm-shaded, 70-room motel isn’t fancy or as cool as its vintage 1950s sign makes it look. But even if some of the decor could use a…
Hollywood
Especially popular with young international travelers, this blue-hued motel-hotel comes with an outdoor tiki lounge area and the choice of basic or…
Hollywood
The lobby at this residential-style motel is more glamorous than the '70s-time-warped rooms. Brad Pitt stayed here when he first arrived in Hollywood and…
South Bay Beaches
The rooms here are pretty simple, but they come with full kitchen, or kitchenette and wood furnishings, and the location – right on the beach, overlooking…
Hollywood
You’ll dig the bougainvillea on the railings, and the historic neon sign. Rooms are dated but spacious, with exposed-brick walls, sponged walls and high…
Best Western Plus Hollywood Hills Hotel
Hollywood
Not all rooms are created equal at this family-run hotel with colorful retro touches. For more space and quiet, get one in back facing the sparkling pool…
