Get Away to LA

Travel Report: A round-up of some hot LA hotels for your visiting pleasure.

When the Custom Hotel called its lobby contemporary, they were understating – sheep, really?

ith the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum, a new garden at the Huntington, the renovated Malibu pier, and the continually unveiling L.A. Live downtown entertainment complex, there has never been a better time to visit our neighbor to the north. Where to stay?

We suggest checking out one of the following new or upcoming properties that are popping up in every part of town.

Custom Hotel

The Custom Hotel’s poolside cabanas and restaurant

8639 Lincoln Blvd., (310) 645-0400;
www.customhotel.com
Next time you’re flying out of LAX, head up a day early to reconnect with Los Angeles, then book a room at the coolest of airport hotels. Plush it is not, but this contemporary boutique includes everything a mod-property should (iPod docking stations, free internet, live DJs) and more. Don’t miss the vintage video games or the sheep in the lobby.

Billionaire David Geffen’s new elite retreat in Malibu

Malibu Beach Inn

22878 Pacific Coast Hwy., (310) 456-6444;
www.malibubeachinn.com
Just in time for the re-opening of the Malibu pier, billionaire movie-and-music mogul David Geffen opened the doors of his elite beachside retreat. Only hotel guests and Carbon Beach Club members will have access to the hotel’s restaurant, patio and private beach.

Hotel Palomar

10740 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 475-8711;
www.hotelpalomarlawestwood.com
This April, the Kimpton Group will unveil Hotel Palomar. What used to be the Doubletree Westwood has been improved to include more suites (with up-to-the-chin Fuji soak tubs) and a destination spa. But the hotel’s biggest claim to fame is its status as the first green hotel in Los Angeles.

The London West Hollywood

1020 N. San Vicente Blvd., (866) 282-4560;
www.thelondonla.com
First New York, now L.A. – this April, LXR Hotels will open the London West Hollywood, bringing Tinseltown some British style (David Collins did the design) and cuisine (a Gordon Ramsay restaurant will anchor the property).

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