Looking for the best hotels in Los Angeles? We all have our moments of West Coast wanderlust—for close to a century, L.A. has been broadcast to the world as the epitome of glamour, from the Hollywood movie stars that live there, to the beaches so beautiful that countless songs have been dedicated to them. For those who finally want to make that California dream a reality, there are several hotels—from Sunset Boulevard to Santa Monica—that are worth the trip.
The restaurant serves a mean avocado toast and grain bowl in an atrium with a biophilic-focused design. The guest rooms, meanwhile, take cues from 1960s SoCal culture with light woods, floral cushions, and velvets that wouldn’t look out of place in Laurel Canyon. Cara Cara is pronounced with a hard r: car-rah. It’s as boutique as one can get: There’s no lobby, but rather an entrance hall with a Venetian plaster ceiling further adorned with floral crown molding. On your left is a concierge desk.