Los Angeles Hotels
Hyatt West Hollywood
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8401 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Tel. 800/633-7313, 323/656-1234
Fax. 323/650-7024
An extensive $7-million renovation of this legendary 13-story Sunset Strip hotel back in 1997 erased any last remnants of its former debauched life as the rock-'n'-roll "Riot Hyatt." It doesn't even look like other Hyatts, since the management eschewed the standard corporate decor and contracted locally; the end result is a stylish cross between the clean black-and-white geometrics of a 1930s movie set and a Scandinavian birch-and-ebony aesthetic. While not as fancy as the Mondrian across the street, neither is it as expensive or snobbish. Rooms have beautiful city or hillside views (about half have balconies), but stay away from front-facing rooms on the lower floors -- too close to noisy Sunset Boulevard. Beyond the smart decor, the standard rooms bear generic but just-fine comforts. Suites have CD players, wet bars, plus groovy tropical aquariums built into the wall and stocked with colorful temporary pets that make the suites worth the extra bucks all by themselves. The rooftop pool is a real plus, offering cushy lounge chairs and a killer perch for peeping into the luxury homes that dot the hill behind the hotel. The sexy restaurant and bar (breakfast and dinner only, no lunch) has a chic Asian aesthetic with waterfalls, fire pits, and decadent cocktails.
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