2026 location index
Best Hotels in Los Angeles
Compare 38 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Los Angeles hotel rankings
38 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beverly Hills Hotel | 5.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills | 5.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Maybourne Beverly Hills | 4.72 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| The Peninsula Beverly Hills | 4.60 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hotel Bel-Air | 4.03 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Casa del Mar | 4.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shutters on the Beach | 4.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Terranea Resort | 4.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Langham Huntington, Pasadena | 4.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey | 4.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fairmont Century Plaza | 3.97 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Conrad Los Angeles | 3.73 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Regent Santa Monica Beach | 3.69 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | |||||
| Mt. Ada | 3.28 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| The Beverly Hilton | 3.28 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village | 3.25 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills | 3.15 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles | 3.08 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, A Four Seasons Hotel | 3.02 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Nobu Ryokan Malibu | 3.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills | 3.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Viceroy Santa Monica | 3.00 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Hotel West Hollywood | 2.98 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Santa Monica Proper Hotel | 2.98 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| The West Hollywood EDITION | 2.98 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel | 2.89 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Oceana Santa Monica, LXR Hotels & Resorts | 2.89 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| W Hollywood | 2.77 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | |||||
| L'Ermitage Beverly Hills | 2.75 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
| InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown | 2.45 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Pendry West Hollywood | 2.44 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| JW Marriott Los Angeles, L.A. Live | 1.69 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Kimpton La Peer Hotel | 0.97 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel | 0.97 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Mr. C Beverly Hills | 0.97 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Hotel Figueroa | 0.72 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| InterContinental Los Angeles Century City | 0.72 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Sunset Tower Hotel | 0.72 | Los Angeles | United States (CA) | 3 | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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