Review: W Los Angeles - West Beverly Hills

​Guest Reviewer: Chris

An avid traveler and obsessive points and miles hound, Chris is my travel buddy extraordinaire. I love him for his enthusiasm, his sense of adventure, and his many lounge access credit cards. Hope you enjoy his perspective!

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Jen and I recently took a weekend trip to Los Angeles and spent a night at the W West Beverly Hills. Normally we're pretty loyal to Hyatt, but there aren't many good Hyatt options in LA: the Andaz West Hollywood is too "cool" for us, the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza recently closed, the LAX options are depressing, and the rest are just too far away. We decided to look at Starwood options instead, and found the W West Beverly Hills for $288/night using Jen's corporate rate, which seemed like a reasonable enough price.

We arrived at the hotel around 9 AM, and didn't have any expectation of getting a room yet (we just wanted to drop off our bags before heading Universal Studios). Surprisingly, our room was already available, so they were able to issue our room keys and they also asked what time we'd like to check out. I asked if a late checkout would be possible, and they were happy to give us a 4 PM checkout since I was a Starwood Gold member. Starwood Gold normally isn't worth much, so I was glad it at least counted for something in this case.

The hotel itself was very clearly an apartment complex in its former life and you can tell by looking at the structure from the outside and then again by seeing how the rooms are all laid out inside. Despite this fact, I think they did a pretty good job of converting the space and making it fit with the W brand. You'll notice there's a waterfall behind the stairs as you're walking up the front steps and the lobby is full of unique designs and colors, which sort of conflicts with the fact that there's a residential neigborhood outside the front door.

W Los Angeles Entrance

W Los Angeles

W Los Angeles Front Desk

W Los Angeles Lobby

W Los Angeles Lobby

W Los Angeles Lobby

W Los Angeles Lobby

When we entered the elevator, we found it had a camera which would continually take photos and show them in a series on a screen, which gave us some amusement, although Jen was too short to be seen in the photos, which was kind of hilarious. W likes to make its hotels feel fun and hip, which was a nice change from some of the more business-like hotels we've stayed at recently.

W Los Angeles Elevator/Photobooth

W Los Angeles Hallway

Our room, a "Wonderful Studio", was large and featured a king-sized bed and a couch as well as a desk. There was a well-stocked minibar and a complementary bottle of Dasani water. The bathroom had a tub/shower combo and came with Bliss toiletries, which are standard for the W brand. Since we were eager to get to Universal Studios, we didn't spend much time in the room before heading out.

W Los Angeles Wonderful Studio

W Los Angeles Wonderful Studio

W Los Angeles Wonderful Studio

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