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The best hotels in Los Angeles Area
Canyon bungalows, Beverly Hills legends and the Santa Monica shoreline
Los Angeles Area has 23 hotels ranked in the finehotels.world index. Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection leads on prestige score at 7.96 out of 10, followed by The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection and The Maybourne Beverly Hills. Of those, 23 hold MICHELIN Keys, 2 hold a Forbes Five Star rating, 2 have placed in The World's 50 Best Hotels, 3 are rated by La Liste.
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Los Angeles spreads its luxury hotels across a basin rather than a centre, and the index reflects that: twenty-three ranked properties, all twenty-three holding MICHELIN Keys, with two at three Keys. Hotel Bel-Air sits behind bougainvillea in a canyon off Stone Canyon Road, while The Beverly Hills Hotel keeps its pink stucco and banana-leaf wallpaper on Sunset Boulevard.
The rest of the list traces the city's social geography. The Maybourne Beverly Hills and The Peninsula Beverly Hills anchor the Golden Triangle, Chateau Marmont still guards its privacy above Sunset Strip, and Casa Del Mar looks straight at the Pacific from Santa Monica. Two restaurants here reach The World's 50 Best and three make La Liste.
Every ranked hotel in Los Angeles Area
| Hotel | Prestige | Distinctions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection3 Keys · 50 Best · La Liste · 103 rooms | 7.96 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; World's 50 Best No. 35 in 2024, No. 42 in 2025; La Liste 98.0 |
| 2 | The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection3 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · La Liste · 210 rooms | 7.50 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 65 in 2025; La Liste 98.0 |
| 3 | The Maybourne Beverly Hills2 Keys · Forbes · 201 rooms | 6.38 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star |
| 4 | L’Ermitage Beverly Hills2 Keys · La Liste · 116 rooms | 6.18 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; La Liste 98.5 |
| 5 | Chateau Marmont2 Keys · 63 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 6 | The Peninsula Beverly Hills2 Keys · 195 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 7 | Casa Del Mar1 Key · 129 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 8 | Chamberlain West Hollywood1 Key · 115 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 9 | Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel1 Key · 148 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 10 | Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows1 Key · 302 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 11 | Hotel 850 SVB1 Key · 23 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 12 | Le Petit Pali Brentwood1 Key · 25 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 13 | Palihouse West Hollywood1 Key · 95 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 14 | Regent Santa Monica Beach1 Key · 167 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 15 | Santa Monica Proper Hotel1 Key · 267 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 16 | Shutters on the Beach1 Key · 198 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 17 | Soho House Holloway1 Key · 34 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 18 | Sunset Tower Hotel1 Key · 81 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 19 | The Aster1 Key · 35 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 20 | The Charlie1 Key · 14 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 21 | The Georgian1 Key · 84 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 22 | The Paramour Estate1 Key · 9 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 23 | The Prospect Hollywood1 Key · 24 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
Prestige score is shown out of 10. Sources: MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, Forbes Travel Guide 2026 Star Awards, The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 to 2025, La Liste Top 1000 Hotels.
Where to stay in Los Angeles Area
Beverly Hills and Bel-Air hold the old-guard estates and the Golden Triangle shopping grid; West Hollywood trades on Sunset Strip nightlife and hillside privacy at Chateau Marmont and Chamberlain West Hollywood; Santa Monica, home to Casa Del Mar, is the only cluster where the ocean is at the door rather than a drive away.
When to go
March through May and September into November offer clear light and moderate crowds, while June gloom flattens the coast without emptying it; award season in January and February and the summer school holidays are the busiest periods in Beverly Hills.
Common questions
What are the best hotels in Los Angeles Area?
By prestige score, the three highest ranked hotels in Los Angeles Area are Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection, The Maybourne Beverly Hills. The score is a composite of MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star ratings, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and La Liste's hotel ratings. finehotels.world tracks 23 award holding hotels in Los Angeles Area in total.
How many MICHELIN Key hotels are there in Los Angeles Area?
Los Angeles Area has 23 hotels holding MICHELIN Keys in this index, of which 2 hold the top rating of three Keys and 4 hold two Keys.
How are the hotels in Los Angeles Area ranked on this page?
Each hotel is scored on a fixed formula built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. Nothing a hotel supplies about itself enters the score, and the full formula is published on the methodology page so any figure in the table can be reproduced from the awards beside it.
When is the best time to visit Los Angeles Area?
March through May and September into November offer clear light and moderate crowds, while June gloom flattens the coast without emptying it; award season in January and February and the summer school holidays are the busiest periods in Beverly Hills.
Which area of Los Angeles Area should you stay in?
Beverly Hills and Bel-Air hold the old-guard estates and the Golden Triangle shopping grid; West Hollywood trades on Sunset Strip nightlife and hillside privacy at Chateau Marmont and Chamberlain West Hollywood; Santa Monica, home to Casa Del Mar, is the only cluster where the ocean is at the door rather than a drive away.