You don’t even need to leave the hotel to go bar- and restaurant-hopping. Visitors can spend their stays lounging by the rooftop pool, pampering themselves with an ayurvedic elemental balancing massage at the spa or just relaxing in one of the bright, spacious rooms and suites, which were designed by hospitality firm du jour Tara Bernerd & Partners. that is, when they’re not busy enjoying the Conrad's amenities. It’s just across the street from the Disney Concert Hall and the performing arts complex that includes the Ahmanson Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum, as well as mere blocks from both The Broad contemporary art museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), so guests can spend their days contemplating masterpieces before evenings enthralled by live performances. Taking pride of place in a distinctive Frank Gehry-designed tower, the Conrad Los Angeles is the perfect pied-à-terre for art aficionados on a brief layover in Los Angeles. One of LA’s newest hotels is also one of its best – that’s why it topped our list of the most exciting hotel openings of 2022. So whether you're after the luxury lifestyle in Beverly Hills or a more bohemian jaunt on the Eastside, here are the 27 best hotels in Los Angeles. You'll even find a few low-key, low-cost hotels near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for travelers on the go. It also means there are hotels for every taste and budget, even within the same vicinity, like the historic Hotel Figueroa and the ultra-modern Conrad Los Angeles, both downtown, as well as plenty of beachy hideaways along the coast in Malibu and Santa Monica, such as Oceana Santa Monica. (Fun fact: Did you know the city’s original full name when it was established as a colonial outpost by Spanish missionaries was El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles? So LA is actually an abbreviation of an abbreviation.) That might sound overwhelming, but it just means there’s an attraction and locale for every inclination and plenty to see and do in the City of Angels. In fact, it’s estimated that Los Angeles now comprises 272 distinct districts spread across the county’s 4,100 square miles populated by its 10 million or so residents (the city of LA itself is smaller, with around 4 million inhabitants). It’s only become a more motley mishmash of neighborhoods since her apocryphal pronouncement.
Los Angeles sometimes feels more like a medley of municipalities rather than a monolithic metropolis. It’s literary lore now, but poet and wit Dorothy Parker supposedly said that Los Angeles was “72 suburbs in search of a city.” It was typically crass of Parker, who called the city her home off and on for more than 30 years, but she was onto something.
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