34 Best Hotels in Los Angeles
"Los Angeles may be the city of countless stars, but its Hollywood hotelscape, until fairly recently, had become a little faded. Among the handful of dazzling newcomers, including properties from 1 Hotel and Kimpton, here’s a place that warrants top billing. A collaborative project between Marriott and hotel alchemist Ian Schrager (the man behind Studio 54 and new-wave scene-setters the Paramount and Royalton), the Edition group has been landing around the world, from London to Shanghai and, earlier last year, Times Square. This latest, though—the first on the West Coast—is exceptional and marks Schrager's return to L.A. since opening the Mondrian here in the mid 1990s. Hidden in plain sight on the Boulevard behind a screen of specially planted trees, it brings a welcome blast of East Coast energy to the city along with pared-back interiors by minimalist designer John Pawson. It all feels ultra-modern but warm, with whitewashed larch and Technicolor pops such as the banana-yellow pool table, and all-white bedrooms that feel cooling rather than stark; the huge lobby resembles an Italian piazza, albeit one lined by canvases and with a oil-barrel mobile artwork by L.A. artist Sterling Ruby dangling above it. The rooftop bar and plant-shaded pool, meanwhile, draws a local crowd for its raw bar menu and astounding panoramic views to the Pacific and Hollywood Hills, and ground-floor restaurant Ardor takes a cue from California’s inventive vegetarian scene with a spiced-up, plant-forward menu (cauliflower cacio e pepe, whipped feta and beets). This is a hotel that’s helping reboot the L.A. scene, from a brand that understands the city." - Krista Simmons, Celeste Moure
