Hollywood Hotels

 

Overview of Hollywood Hotels

Hollywood Calfornia conjures up images of movies, celebrities and sunshine. Every year millions of tourists and flock to this city to check out all the sights and attractions. Los Angeles is spreadout and divided into many smaller neighborhoods, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, the beaches, etc. However Hollywood continues to be the focal point for travelers looking to start their travel experience in Los Angeles. Hollywood has an abundance of hotels from budget to high end, from towering over the busy intersections of tour buses, lights and glamour to residing on quiet residential streets. It should be noted that as mentioned above Hollywood is only one neighborhood of Los Angeles and the most popular one for tourists.

 

Where to Stay In Hollywood

Hollywood has recently undergone a major transformation and so have many of its hotels. Today Hollywood is one of safest and most exciting areas in all of Los Angeles. However when traveling with families and lodging over night it is best to know exactly where in Hollywood to stay. Hollywood Blvd is the man artery that runs through Hollywood. It is at Hollywood and Highlands Center that all the excitment begins. From here most Hollywood Hotels featured in this guide are within a 5 to to 10 minute walking distance from the center. Most of the hotels in this area are either along Hollywood Blvd or along Highland Ave or Franklin Blvd (which runs just one block to the north and parallel to Hollywood Blvd). This whole area is very safe and for those who have traveled through New York's Times Square you will find many striking similarities.

 

Hollywood Hotels for Families

Many of the hotels in Hollywood cater to families. The Magic Castle Inn on Franklin offers a variety of magic shows while the Best Western Hollywood Plaza has an outdoor pool. The Hollwyood Celebrity Hotel, Hollywood Orchid Suites, Comfort Inn on Highland, Holiday Inn Express and Hollywood Tower Hotel all offer safe, clean and efficient accommodations for those with families or on a budget.

 

Hollywood Hotels for Business

The Renaissance Hotel Hollywood sits right in the middle of the Hollywood and Highlands center and affords plenty of meeting meeting space for business and conventions. The Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood offers a variety of spa treatments and luxurious rooms including a penthouse suite that offers guests sweeping views of Hollwyood, the ocean and all of Los Angeles.

 

Hollywood Hotels for Fun/Edge and Business

The Roosevelt and W Hotels along Hollywood Blvd afford the opportunity to enjoy hip, edgy fun environments while being in the middle of all the fun Hollywood has to offer. In addition these hotels provide a full range of spa services and treatments and offer superior rooms in comfort.

 

Hollywood Hotels and Sightseeing

All of the Hollywood Hotels in this guide are nearby all the sightseeing opportunities imaginable. It is on Hollywood Blvd at the Hollywood and Highland Center that tour buses leave every half hour for tours of celebrity mansions in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Hills and to take a stop on Rodeo Drive. In addition the subway leaves from Hollywood and Highlands for nonstop service to Universal Studios in Hollywood. Grauman's Mann Chinese Theatre is in the middle of this excitement as well where almost weekly a movie premier takes place affording visitors a chance to see a redcarpet with all the celebrity arrivals live.

 

Outside of Hollywood

Those keen on staying in other parts of LA, the Sunset Strip offers a variety of hotels that is just a ten minute drive from the Hollywood area but right next to Beverly Hills. In addition Beverly Hills offers a variety of hotels and those looking to stay on the beach will find a lot options as well.