The Jeremy West Hollywood

Situated in an elegant modern complex and boasting interiors that are stylish down to the last doorknob, this West Hollywood hotel makes even the most travel weary guests feel like stars. The year-round outdoor pool is a definite highlight, situated on the hotel’s terrace, it boasts exceptional views out across the LA skyline: the perfect place to sit back, to sip cocktails, and to dream. Many of the rooms themselves, meanwhile, are almost the size of whole apartments; they boast floor-to-ceiling windows, and naturally, flat-screen cable TVs.

Four Seasons Beverly Hills

When it comes to reputation, you’d be hard pressed to think up another four words that infer more luxury than Four Seasons Beverly Hills, and the reality does not disappoint. With interiors as lavish as a modern-day Versailles and service to match, this hotel does the 5 Star experience like they invented it. As expected, its list of amenities is long and their quality is high: a spa, a library, a pool, a gym, the list goes on... And don’t get us started on the calibre of the neighbours!

Oceana Beach Club Hotel

Looking out to the shining Pacific Ocean, and situated in the chicest district of Santa Monica, the Oceana offers a stylish, comfortable, and above all luxurious experience. Done up with characterful mid-century interiors and filled with clean seaside light, you’d be easily forgiven for forgetting that you’re staying on the doorstep of one of the planet’s most bustling cities. And the service here is dedicated to helping you unwind even further with champagne offered to guests on arrival, morning yoga sessions, and complimentary bike rental: the best way to explore the local area under your own steam.

SLS Beverly Hills

Boasting interiors that play outlandish games with the idea of style (and win!), this quirky luxury hotel is a perfect fit in a city whose whole economy is based on the manufacturing of dreams. It’s also just a short drive from downtown Hollywood, offers a state-of-the art gym, highly recommended onsite dining, and, of course, a rooftop pool. The rooms themselves, meanwhile, come equipped with flat-screen cable TVs and en suite bathrooms so cool that they’ll make your jaw drop.

The Ritz-Carton Marina del Rey

When it comes to absolute luxury, the Ritz-Carlton group have been getting it right the world over for years, and this hotel is no exception. Classily built around the concept of water, and overlooking a yacht-bristling marina, everything from the locally sourced restaurant food to the deep treatment offered by the spa has been meticulously considered to impart a maximum quality of stay. Particularly recommended is the waterfront pool, which whether you’re swimming in it or just sitting alongside, feels like the kind of place that should only exist in the movies.