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When it comes to Angelino shopping favourites, it’s hard to beat Third Street, with its fabulous little shops devoted to travel books, cookbooks, high concept decor, upscale bath products and candles. While this alone is enough to lure guests, this hotel refuses to rely on location alone by fitting in almost every big hotel amenity – pool, fitness and sundeck. An unassuming facade welcomes guests into an intimate marble lobby attached to Cava, a small tapas restaurant and bar serving Spanish and Mediterranean classics. Tiny elevators ferry guests to modestly-sized, yet stylish guest rooms.
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Hollywood’s newest hotel as part of the early 2000s revamp of Hollywood boasts not only fantastic views of the Hollywood sign but also a secret passage to the Academy Awards. The Renaissance is located right next to the Hollywood and Highland complex, which contains the Kodak Theatre, home to the Academy Awards, and an assortment of shops and restaurants. The unique Panorama suite, which occupies the former circular restaurant on the roof, boasts a 270- degree view. Whilst the hotel is designed to fulfil guests’ expectations of mid-century Hollywood glamour, much of it feels like a theme park.
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Designed in the art deco style of the late 1930s, this Santa Monica landmark is just a block from the bustling Third Street Promenade. Although many of its suites have starred in feature films, TV shows, commercials and magazine shoots, it is considered overrated by some. Rooms range in size from tiny studios to spacious suites, which have been restored to reflect the original decor, with shell lamps, pink and mauve colours, frosted mirrors and deco-style furniture. With several obvious minuses such as no restaurant, pool or room service, the hotel does make up for it in eccentric charm.
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Combining the bold designs of South Beach Miami with Sunset Strip cool, you get this unique hotel, complete with panoramic LA city. When furbishing this hotel staff used the ancient art of Feng Shui to ensure guests chi remains in line with their che. Available to guest are suites such as the Rat Pack suite, with black-and- whites of Frank and his martini-swilling crew, and the Urban Suite, decorated in tones of grey with added graffiti. Guests can enjoy an evening meal at Balboa, a contemporary American steakhouse and bar, before heading out to the Mediterranean garden, which features a fashionable swimming pool to join the rest of the beautiful people.
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Opulence is the key word of this European-style hotel hidden away on a pretty side street in the heart of the UES shopping district. Rooms come with Bulgari amenities, twice-daily maid service, dressing gowns and down comforters. Many of the suites have terraces and working fireplaces for those chilly fall and winter nights. Mini bars come stocked with gourmet treats from Dean & Deluca.
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