The best luxury hotels in Los Angeles

L'Ermitage Beverly Hills is listed as a MICHELIN Guide property in the Los Angeles area, with three restaurants and three bars or lounges on site. It also carries one of the highest guest ratings on this list, at 9.4/10 from 480+ reviews. A spa, a pool, and a fitness room are listed as well.

Good to know: The hotel is independent, with no big-chain brand behind it, and sits 0.3 mi in a straight line from Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

Skip it if you want a chef-specific reason to book; Pendry West Hollywood and JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE both have Wolfgang Puck restaurants instead.

Pendry West Hollywood fills an 11-story building that spans a full block of the Sunset Strip, with 149 guest rooms. Its on-site restaurant is run by Wolfgang Puck, one of two Wolfgang Puck kitchens on this list. A spa, a pool, and a bar are also listed at the hotel.

Good to know: The hotel sits on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood; pets are allowed, and EV charging is listed for guests who drive electric.

Skip it if you'd rather stay in Santa Monica; Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa del Mar are located there instead.

The Peninsula Beverly Hills carries one of the highest guest ratings on this list, at 9.4/10 from 90+ reviews. It sits just 0.1 mi in a straight line from Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, in the same compact core of Beverly Hills as several other hotels on this page. A spa, a pool, and a restaurant are listed at the property.

Good to know: Pets are allowed, and EV charging is listed; Fairmont Century Plaza is 0.6 mi away in a straight line for anyone comparing the Beverly Hills cluster.

Skip it if you want more detail on dining or spa treatments; L'Ermitage Beverly Hills lists three restaurants and three bars instead.

Fairmont Century Plaza has 315 guest rooms and 85 suites in Century City, with Fairmont Spa Century Plaza offering 9 private treatment rooms. Lumiere, the hotel's signature modern American brasserie, is on site for dinner. A pool, a bar, and a fitness room are also listed, along with sustainability and LGBTQ+ friendly labels.

Good to know: The hotel is 0.6 mi in a straight line from The Peninsula Beverly Hills and 0.7 mi from Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, both in the same area.

Skip it if you want to be based in Santa Monica instead; Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa del Mar are 5.6 mi away in a straight line.

Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills has 285 accommodations across 16 storeys, including 100 suites, in Beverly Grove. The property has a dedicated wellness floor with wellness rooms and suites, plus three restaurants, poolside dining, and a cafe. Pets are allowed, and a spa and pool are listed.

Good to know: L'Ermitage Beverly Hills is 0.3 mi away in a straight line, and The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills is 1.2 mi away.

Skip it if the wellness floor doesn't matter to you; The Peninsula Beverly Hills is 1.3 mi away in a straight line.

Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills sits 0.1 mi in a straight line from The Peninsula Beverly Hills and 0.7 mi from Fairmont Century Plaza, in the same compact Beverly Hills cluster. A spa, a pool, a restaurant, and a bar are listed, along with a sustainability label. Pets are allowed, and EV charging is listed too.

Good to know: L'Ermitage Beverly Hills is 1.0 mi away in a straight line for anyone comparing options within Beverly Hills.

Skip it if you want a specific verified detail beyond the facility list; The Peninsula Beverly Hills next door carries a 9.4/10 rating instead.

The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills has 226 suites designed by David Collins Studio, an all-suite property on this list. Boxwood Restaurant and London Bar serve English afternoon tea on site. It also carries the most reviews of any hotel on this list, at 8.8/10 from 850+ reviews.

Good to know: The hotel is 0.7 mi in a straight line from Pendry West Hollywood, both on the West Hollywood side of this list.

Skip it if you don't want an all-suite layout; Pendry West Hollywood, 0.7 mi away in a straight line, offers guest rooms instead of suites.

Shutters on the Beach offers 10 room categories plus 5 suites, some oceanfront, in Santa Monica. Its wellness spa has a steam room, a jacuzzi, and a sauna. Pets are allowed, and EV charging is listed alongside a pool, a restaurant, and a bar.

Good to know: Hotel Casa del Mar is 0.1 mi away in a straight line, the closest hotel to Shutters on this list.

Skip it if oceanfront rooms aren't essential; Hotel Casa del Mar next door lists 129 guestrooms including 17 suites instead.

Hotel Casa del Mar has 129 guestrooms, including 17 suites, in Santa Monica. Terrazza and Catch serve Italian and seafood cuisine on site, and Sea Wellness Spa is the hotel's own spa. Pets are allowed, and EV charging is listed with the pool, bar, and fitness room.

Good to know: Shutters on the Beach is 0.1 mi away in a straight line, the closest hotel on this list.

Skip it if you want more rooms to choose from; Shutters on the Beach next door lists 10 room categories plus 5 suites instead.

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE has 878 guest rooms in a 54-story downtown tower. It sits at L.A. LIVE next to Crypto.com Arena, and Wolfgang Puck's WP24 restaurant operates on site. A spa, a pool, and a fitness room round out the facilities list.

Good to know: The hotel is 1.3 mi in a straight line from Conrad Los Angeles, the other downtown option on this page.

Skip it if you want a quiet base; this 878-room tower sits next to Crypto.com Arena at L.A. LIVE.

Conrad Los Angeles has 305 rooms with a rooftop terrace and pool deck in downtown Los Angeles. San Laurel and Agua Viva are the on-site restaurants. Pets are allowed, and EV charging is listed alongside a spa, a bar, and a fitness room.

Good to know: The hotel is 1.3 mi in a straight line from JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, the other downtown pick here.

Skip it if downtown isn't the plan; Pendry West Hollywood is 7.6 mi away in a straight line on the Sunset Strip.

Fairmont Breakers Long Beach has 185 guestrooms and 22 suites in downtown Long Beach. Sky Room has operated as a fine-dining restaurant on site since 1938, and Fairmont Spa has 8 treatment rooms plus a couples room. It sits apart from the rest of this list, 19.7 mi in a straight line from JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.

Good to know: Fairmont Spa has eight treatment rooms and a couples room; the next-closest hotel on this list is 19.7 mi away in a straight line.

Skip it if you want to stay closer to the rest of this list; every other hotel here is at least 19.7 mi away in a straight line.