Los Angeles, from the hedges to the sand
Five-star hotels in Los Angeles & Beverly Hills
4 hotels
Los Angeles keeps its best hotels out of sight. They hide behind hedges on Sunset Boulevard, up a canyon road in Bel-Air, on a piazza off Canon Drive. The oldest opened in 1912, and all of them learned the same trade: looking after people who came here to be left alone. We looked from Beverly Hills and Bel-Air to Santa Monica and the Sunset Strip, then out to Century City, Downtown, Pasadena, the marina and the Palos Verdes coast, and kept only the addresses where the service is as discreet as the gardens. All four hold five-star standing. Four made the cut.
Beverly Hills
Hedges, gardens and the Golden Triangle – Rodeo Drive is a walk from any of its addresses. The bungalows are on Sunset at the top, the newer addresses down on Wilshire.
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Beverly Hills
Hedges, gardens and the Golden Triangle – Rodeo Drive is a walk from any of its addresses. The bungalows are on Sunset at the top, the newer addresses down on Wilshire.
Bel-Air
A canyon of gated estates above Sunset – one hotel on twelve acres of garden. There is a lake with swans, and the Getty is a short drive west.
Good to know
Which are the five-star hotels in Los Angeles & Beverly Hills?
Four. Every hotel we list in Los Angeles & Beverly Hills holds five-star standing: The Beverly Hills Hotel; Hotel Bel-Air; The Maybourne Beverly Hills; and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. Each has its own page, reached from the list above, with a concierge behind every stay.
Which neighborhood should I stay in?
Beverly Hills puts Rodeo Drive, the Golden Triangle and three of the four within a few blocks – Sunset Boulevard for the gardens and bungalows, Wilshire and Canon Drive for the newer addresses and the piazza. Bel-Air is the canyon choice: one estate on Stone Canyon Road, twelve acres of garden and no street life at all. The Santa Monica sand and the Sunset Strip are each a short drive away.
When is the best season for Los Angeles?
The climate is mild all year, so the calendar matters more than the weather. September through November is the clearest stretch – warm days, cool evenings, the marine layer gone. Winter brings what little rain the city gets and the awards season with it, when Beverly Hills fills; late spring can open gray and burn off by lunch, and on the Santa Monica sand it often stays gray until the afternoon.
Do I need a car?
Less than you would think, if you stay in Beverly Hills. The Golden Triangle is walkable, and the Beverly Hills hotels run house cars within a few miles – a Mercedes at The Beverly Hills Hotel, a Rolls-Royce at the Waldorf Astoria, a BMW i7 at The Maybourne. For Bel-Air, the Getty, the Strip, Santa Monica, Downtown or anything further, ask the concierge for a driver.
How do I reserve a stay?
Search your dates on the hotel's page to see reference rates, then send the concierge a request. The concierge confirms exact rates and availability with you before anything is booked, and any payment and its timing are set out before you confirm.
