This chic, sleek tower has been an LA showplace since the 1990s. Giant doors facing the Sunset Strip frame the entrance, opening to a lobby of minimalist elegance: white walls, blond woods, billowy curtains and model-good-looking staff. Upstairs, mood-lit hallways with tiny light boxes (by famed light artist James Turrell) lead to recently renovated rooms with chandeliers, rain showers and down duvets.

Every room has a view, and guests get preferred access to the legendary Sky Bar, just off the ground-level pool deck with vistas across LA. It tends to be packed on weekend nights; the rest of the week you might find events from acoustic bands to 'dive-in' movies by the pool.

Overnight parking costs $44.


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