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- Los Angeles is home to plenty of 1,000-room hotel towers and big-name chains, but there's also a strong share of boutique offerings with about 200 rooms or less for a more intimate and design-forward approach to hospitality.
- LA's boutique hotels offer a stay infused with more character and personality than you'll typically find in traditional hotels. Chic, well-located options are found in desirable areas such as Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Downtown, and Culver City.
- We chose top boutique hotels based on meticulous research, rankings on sites like Trip Advisor and Booking.com, and our own experiences on the ground. These hotels range in price from $144 to $441 to start in low season.
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With miles of stunning coastline, hiking trails to escape it all (or to see and be seen), a vibrant food and drink scene, and serving as both the entertainment capital of the world and the seat of much business, Los Angeles is widely desirable to many.
And because of its sprawling size and the scale of its visitor draw - LA sees 50 million tourists annually - it has massive and varied hotel infrastructure to suit just about every type of traveler.
Of course, that means plenty of massive properties. The Intercontinental or JW Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles, for example, each have nearly 1,000 rooms and massive meeting spaces.
But hospitality is also approached on a much more intimate scale and character-infused independent and smaller hotels that all exude a sense of individuality and personal service. This, of course, is the boutique hotel, an offering that LA has turned into an art form.
To come up with our list of the best boutique options in town, we looked to hotels with a max of about 200 rooms - or in some cases far less - with excellent amenities, attractive locations, and the coveted qualities boutique hotels are known for - and prized for - such as unique design, locally-sourced elements and art, unexpected amenities, and a pied-a-terre-like vibe.
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We focused on properties beloved by guests, with top reviews on TripAdvisor, as well as Booking.com and Hotels.com ratings, and accessible pricing ranging from an affordable $144 to a more indulgent $441 to start in low season.
We also based choices on experience. As a Los Angeles local, I've spent tons of time at hundreds of hotels around town for stays, meals, pool and social time, and other events, and each of these has much to offer.
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Keep reading to discover the best boutique hotels in Los Angeles, sorted by price from low to high.
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