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Hotels in L.A.

My Favorite Hotels in L.A.

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Need a hotel in L.A.? Here's where I would stay. Each of these L.A. hotels has a winning combination of location, price, amenities and service. Pick one of the L.A. hotels from this list and you won't go wrong.

Beverly Hills Hotel

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Expensive-but-worth-it classic luxury hotel on L.A.'s Sunset Boulevard. 194 guest rooms are in a three-story building surrounded by lush gardens and palm trees.
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Shutters on the Beach

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Many guest rooms in this casual but luxurious beachfront hotel in L.A. have fireplaces, ocean views and jacuzzi tubs.
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Raffles L'Ermitage

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Luxury hotel in a residential section of Beverly Hills offers larger than expected rooms and high-tech amenities.
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Sunset Tower Hotel

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This star of a luxury L.A. hotel has been a Hollywood landmark since it was built in 1929.
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Mosaic Hotel Beverly Hills

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Quality can be seen in every detail at this upscale boutique Beverly Hills hotel.
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Beverly Hilton

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Favored as the location for the Golden Globe Awards, the newly renovated hotel in L.A. offers convenience to area attractions.
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Casa Del Mar

The pool area of Casa del Mar overlooks the Santa Monica beach.Image courtesy Casa del Mar
Originally built in 1926 as the grandest of the opulent beach club hotels and the premier playground for Hollywood 'A-listers,' Hotel Casa del Mar re-emerged in October 1999, following a $50 million restoration by Edward Thomas Hotels, parent company to Casa and its sister property, Shutters on the Beach.
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Hotel Bel-Air

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Intimate, beautifully landscaped luxury hotel in Bel-Air Estates. Each guest room is individually decorated. Some have separate garden entrances and wood-burning fireplaces. Lush, romantic setting in residential Bel-Air popular with celebrities.
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Peninsula Beverly Hills

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Plush guest rooms are in the main building or in bungalows amidst lush vegetation at this luxury hotel in Beverly Hills.
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Langham Huntington

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AAA Five Diamond hotel and former Ritz-Carlton, is noted for its fabulous spa and Sunday brunch at The Dining Room, which earned a Michelin Star. Some guest rooms are located in cottages scattered across the grounds.
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