Los Angeles - Hotels - Mid Range

21381 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles 90501
310-212-5111

Miyako Hybrid Hotel

Miyako is a chain in Japan; only just getting started in the U.S. The hotels are nice enough, and here slightly exotic for their Japanese style, service and amenities. Wii in the gym and Mitsuwa Su... read more

1697 Pacific Ave., Los Angeles 90291
310-452-1111

Hotel Erwin

No longer a Best Western, but still vibrant colors and bits of local flair. In the morning, rooftop brunchies, at night, rooftop drinkies. Two hundred feet from the beach, and from most of the room... read more

170 N. Church Ln., Los Angeles 90049
310-476-6411

Hotel Angeleno

This is the westside's most urban hotel, perhaps, and with maybe the seediest history: used to be a Best Western, the kind that hipsters had ironic birthdays at. Now it's perfectly lovely—the... read more

1255 20th St., Los Angeles
310-315-1555

The Ambrose

Like your college dorm's Health & Wellness floor, only with cooler kids. Urth Cafe even provides free breakfast, though you'll miss seeing Jeremy Piven eat his Honey Smacks. Restoration of sanity a... read more

8462 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
323-654-4600

Grafton on Sunset

Simple Sunset villa boasts Boa, and that alone makes it the chic place to be. Cool without trying too hard, while aristocrats think it a glorified Motel 6. Organic toiletries actually work; we hate... read more

1755 N.Highland Ave., Los Angeles
323-856-1200

Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

Penthouse panorama suite sports some of the city's best views, a baby grand, and other things Elton might have left behind. Whoa, like these giant sunglasses! Décor ridiculously modern; smallish ro... read more

8435 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
323-658-6663

Élan

Not the French exchange student who screwed your girlfriend in high school, but a 50-room Moderne hotel making its reputation right near the Beverly Center. Boutique charm sans self-admiration or f... read more

328 E. 1st St., Los Angeles
213-617-2000

Miyako Inn & Spa

Japanese hospitality in Little Tokyo. Nice, but not on the scale of Kyoto's Miyako. Super-futuristic toilets and beyond plush beds give you the edge above the competition. Asian business travelers,... read more

535 Grand Ave., Los Angeles 90071
213-634-0000

Hilton Checkers Los Angeles

Downtown mainstay for businesspeople and cultural tourists. There's a free town car service between the hotel and sites like Disney Concert Hall and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The rooms are nice; H... read more

733 N. West Knoll Dr., Los Angeles
310-855-8888

Le Parc Suite Hotel

Basic homey studios to hunker down a spell. Large suites with kitchenettes ideal for A&R punk, trend-vending wife, and adorable baby about to get his first leather jacket on Melrose before joining ... read more

120 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles
213-629-1200

Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens

Zen and the art of hotel management. Pick from 434 petite rooms on half-acre of Japanese roof garden. Simple, elegant quarters. Sitting beside a sedate waterfall may cure beach folk freaking out am... read more

12200 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90049
310-476-9981

Brentwood Inn

The last time the residents of Brentwood got together they demanded a motor inn to inject some income into their dirt-poor suburb. Crazy, but it could work, who knows? This clean, bungalow-style cr... read more

9400 Culver Blvd., Los Angeles
310-838-7963

The Culver Hotel

Break out the butterfly nets! First one to bag a 'little person' wins. This is where the Munchkins went wild during the Oz shoot. Later, John Wayne owned the joint, stocking it with his celeb frien... read more

506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
213-624-1011

Millennium Biltmore

Downtown heart, Grand façade and Mediterranean soul. Popular since '23 with the Hollywood crowd, corporate bulls, and tabloid murder buffs. Lower rent luxury inspired by the artistic traditions of ... read more