10 Luxury Hotels in Los Angeles
Where the City Actually Feels Like Yours

Picture walking through an orchid-lined tunnel into a 12-acre garden where a White Swan glides past your room window — Hotel Bel-Air holds the highest Booking.com score in this entire list at 9.2/10, all 103 rooms opening onto private terraces or gardens. The Dorchester Collection's concierge reportedly remembers your favorite flowers from your first night. Wolfgang Puck's restaurant has appeared in Condé Nast Traveller's world-best lists year after year. Spa by La Mer uses the full treatment line. If Beverly Hills is the address, Bel-Air is where that address earns its reputation.

The Maybourne opened in 2021, yet feels like it has always belonged on Canon Drive — 208 rooms, a 7th-floor Rooftop Pool with Beverly Hills skyline views, and the Cabinet Room lined with vintage books where A-list names routinely work through lunch. The Terrace Restaurant brunch runs a weeks-long reservation waitlist every Sunday. The Lobby Bar channels Old Hollywood without the camp. Booking.com 9.2/10 from 150 reviews — joint highest in this list, with the advantage of a hotel where everything is still brand new.

The white glass tower at Wilshire earns its Forbes five-star badge honestly — Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills opened in 2017, the newest hotel in BH to achieve Forbes Five Stars within two years, with a 5th-floor Rooftop Pool offering 360-degree views of the Santa Monica Mountains and Beverly Hills. Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant on the lobby floor operates at a Michelin-adjacent level. A full-service spa handles seasonal body treatments. Read the full Wherebest review via the link below.

That flamingo-pink facade on Sunset Boulevard is The Pink Palace — Marilyn Monroe was a regular, Howard Hughes once rented multiple bungalows simultaneously, and Elizabeth Taylor spent two of her honeymoons here. The Beverly Hills Hotel opened in 1912, and its 23 bungalows hidden in palm gardens remain the most private addresses in all of Beverly Hills. The Polo Lounge is where movie deals actually happen. The outdoor pool is the most classically Los Angeles pool in this entire list. Read the full Wherebest review below.

If Beverly Hills is old money, West Hollywood is where creative people actually stay — Pendry West Hollywood opened in 2021 directly on the Sunset Strip, across from Whisky a Go Go where Led Zeppelin and The Doors once played. The rooftop Pool Deck gives you a proper LA skyline view. Bar Pendry in the lobby is where A-list people genuinely drink, not a tourist spectacle. Merois, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Mediterranean restaurant upstairs, is the Strip's best reservation. Booking.com 9.0/10 from 200 reviews.

Ian Schrager and Marriott built EDITION for people who want both design and energy in the same building — The West Hollywood EDITION has a Rooftop Pool and Soak Club, plus The Roof Nightclub where the actual Hollywood party scene happens, not a tourist version of it. The Lobby Bar is quieter than the upper floors, suited to late-night conversations. Rooms are white-and-grey minimalism with natural materials. Booking.com 8.8/10 from 300 reviews — the highest review count among WeHo hotels in this list.

Open your window in the morning and you hear the Pacific. No other hotel in this entire list can say that — Shutters on the Beach is the only true beachfront luxury hotel in LA, sitting directly on Santa Monica State Beach. One Pico Restaurant serves fresh seafood with the ocean as a backdrop. The lobby holds a serious California art collection. Ocean View rooms are worth the 20–30% premium on your first visit. Booking.com 8.7/10 from 320 reviews.

This building was called the Riot Hyatt in the 1970s because Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones threw televisions out the windows — Andaz West Hollywood (Hyatt) has the most Booking.com reviews of any hotel in this list at 450, scoring 8.5/10 — the most statistically reliable track record here. Riot House Bar plays rock through the lobby in reference to its history. The Panoramic Suite has a private terrace with a full LA Basin view. At $350, it is the most affordable rate on the Sunset Strip in this group.

Step onto Spire 73 on the 73rd floor and look west — the Pacific Ocean lights up the horizon. Look north — the Hollywood Sign sits on the hills. InterContinental DTLA occupies the Wilshire Grand Tower, 335 meters tall and the highest building in Los Angeles, home to Spire 73, the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere. Booking.com 8.2/10 from 1,200 reviews — by far the largest review dataset in this entire list, which is a meaningful signal of consistent performance. Rates from $300 are the lowest in this roundup.