Hotels in Los Angeles - California

LA, the big, bold and brash heart of California and the American dream divides opinion.

When you travel to Los Angeles, you'll find out fast if you love it or hate it. But underneath the plastic Hollywood dreams is a curious city that makes Los Angeles holidays so special. Most people are usually travelling to Los Angeles to shop in the Beverly Centre, Melrose and Rodeo Drive; to sunbathe with the beautiful people in Santa Monica; to snap pictures of the 'crazies' on Venice Beach and to spot celebrities. But what about the J Paul Getty Museum, the Museum of Contempory Art, the LA Philharmonic Orchestra? If high-brow culture isn't your thing, then how about Disneyland, 6 Flags or Universal Studios? America is the capital of entertainment so what about a Lakers game at the Staples Centre?

Los Angeles hotels are another attraction. Hotels in Los Angeles provide their own entertainment with celebrity-attracting bars, roof top pools and well-equipped gyms. A Los Angeles hotel is as much about sleeping as it is partying. What's more, every night is a party night in LA so expect typical Los Angeles hotels to be the perfect spots to spy Hollywood's hottest property. Like many big cities, LA can be expensive, so finding a cheap hotel in Los Angeles isn't always easy. However, it is a massive city, so if you are on a budget, look for hotels in Los Angeles outside Bel Air, Hollywood and Wiltshire. Downtown is mostly a business district but recently it has seen some modernisation and the construction of stylish new hotels that satisfy the market for cheap hotels in Los Angeles.