Hotels in Los Angeles

Open early 2010, the luxury, five star, 54 storey (shared with the Ritz Carlton) JW Marriott Los Angeles hotel is adjacent to the spectacular LA Live entertainment/sports complex that includes living space, movie theaters, restaurants, bars and events venues. The central location also puts guests within easy reach of many other downtown Los Angeles sites such as the LA Convention Center, Staples Arena and the Nokia Theater. Dining options are the lobby level gLAnce Wine Bar, a coffee house, two restaurants (Asian and Californian), a lounge/bar and a rooftop (fourth floor) pool bar, while the hotel also has a well equipped spa and 100,000 sq ft of event space, together with all the usual amenities for leisure, business and meetings.

The Marriott hotel in central Los Angeles takes up one whole block between Figueroa St and the 110 Freeway - the site includes 25,000 sq ft of meetings/event space and an extensive tropical garden, centered on a large outdoor pool with plenty of room for sunbathing. There are two dining outlets on the premises, both open all day; the California-themed Back Porch Restaurant overlooking the pool, and the Lobby Lounge & Bar. The 469 guest rooms & suites are very spacious, comfortable and quiet, equipped with floor to ceiling windows that allow far reaching panoramic views over the city, especially from those near the top of the 13 floor building. The other main amenities at Marriott Los Angeles are two concierge levels, a gift shop, a fitness center and a business center.

The new Holiday Inn Express in west central Los Angeles provides affordable, comfortable, reliable accommodation with all the necessary amenities, including free hot breakfast, free wi-fi, free local area shuttle, a fitness center, convenience store, business center and meeting space, though no pool. The 106 room/suite hotel occupies a compact site along a quiet back street one block from Wilshire Boulevard, a short walk from MacArthur Park and close to many restaurants & bars. Downtown Los Angeles begins one mile east, beyond the 110 Freeway.

Reflecting its location in the center of Los Angeles Chinatown, the AAA Three Diamond-rated Best Western Dragon Gate Inn features Chinese decorations in all the 52 spacious guest rooms, a selection of Chinese shops on the ground floor, and of course numerous Chinese restaurants within a few blocks. Free continental breakfast is served at the on site cafe. The hotel is one of the closest to the LA Dodger Stadium (one mile), and is a similar distance from the financial district in downtown Los Angeles. The 101 and 110 freeways meet half a mile west, so other city attractions are easily reached.

Opposite the Clarion on the south side of Olympic Blvd stands another Choice Hotels property, the Rodeway Inn, which features affordable rates, clean & comfortable rooms, a reasonable amount of free parking, and a nice, sheltered outdoor pool. The neighborhood, at the edge of Koreatown, is considered generally safe. Los Angeles Convention Center and the new LA Live development are a mile east along the main road. Other facilities at the Rodeway Inn include free internet access, free continental breakfast, and a refrigerator/microwave in most of the 54 rooms.

Facilities at Comfort Inn City Center are good, and room rates fairly low, owing partly to the rather isolated location in a nondescript area one mile west of downtown Los Angeles. The three floor hotel offers 91 comfortable, exterior corridor rooms, a nice outdoor pool, deluxe complimentary continental breakfast, and (free) gated parking. The best choice of restaurants nearby is three blocks south along Olympic Blvd, while the closest metro station (Westlake/McArthur Park) is 0.3 miles west.

The smaller of two Comfort Inn properties close to the center of Los Angeles is situated near the eastern end of Sunset Boulevard, the famous road that crosses right across northwest LA, passing many popular locations including Hollywood, 4.7 miles from the hotel. The immediate neighborhood has less of interest, however - a mixture of restaurants, small shops and private residences; the city center is 3 miles south. The inn is reasonably priced and well maintained; its amenities are free continental breakfast, free gated parking, guest laundry, and a microwave/refrigerator in each of the 44 rooms.

North-facing rooms at Quality Inn Los Angeles look out over the east Hollywood suburbs towards Griffith Park and the Hollywood sign, though there is less to see in the immediate neighborhood, a mixture of businesses and houses around the intersection of Silver Lake Blvd with US 101. The 64 room, pet friendly hotel is built at the edge of a small wooded hillside, enclosed by palms and other trees; its main facilities are free breakfast (with hot items) and a small outdoor pool. The Vermont/Beverly metro stop (red line) is 0.4 miles east.

The recently upgraded and renovated Ramada LA Convention Center offers full service amenities at relatively low rates, befitting its location a little way removed from the city center, along Olympic Boulevard, though the Staples Center, LA Live and Los Angeles Convention Center are just one mile east. The hotel is quite large, containing 130 nicely-furnished rooms & suites (all equipped with refrigerator/microwave) in a three storey building enclosing 3 hidden courtyards, one holding the outdoor pool. It also has a restaurant on site, and is close to many other Asian-style dining outlets in the nearby Chinatown, Little Tokyo and Koreatown districts. Also available are free internet access, free parking, a fitness center, business center, sun deck and 300 capacity meeting room.

In the Koreatown district, 3 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, the Howard Johnson (formerly Quality Inn) offers visitors reliable and economically priced accommodation in a lively neighborhood close to many restaurants, bars and small shops. The Wilshire/Vermont stop of the purple & red metro lines is just across the street, allowing quick transport to other locations. Free continental breakfast is served, and the other amenities of the budget-priced, four floor motel are free wi-fi, guest laundry, and a refrigerator/microwave in each room.