Avalon Hotel Beverly HillsvsPalihotel Melrose
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills ranks slightly higher than Palihotel. Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills ranks #28 in Los Angeles with approval from 16 reviews including Oyster, Not For Tourists and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills Show All Reviews
9400 West Olympic Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
From $137/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The first style-conscious boutique hotel on the L.A. scene, this mid-20th-century-inspired gem is located in the heart of Beverly Hills." Full review
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If you're a light sleeper, request a room away from the pool area, where the occasional nighttime pool party can get loud.
Concierge
"These days, the Avalon also includes two newer buildings, and the property's style is a hip homage to mid-century-modern style."
DK Eyewitness
"This cool Beverly Hills hot spot has intimately lit cabanas that fringe the curvaceous pool."
Rough Guide
"A hipster-oriented hotel with cosy rooms and modern furnishings, along with in-room CD players, balconies and internet access (for a fee)."
Travel + Leisure
"Hidden down a tree-lined street, this hotel’s three separate buildings are all decorated in quirky, Nixon-era style." Full review
Time Out
"Mediterranean charm abounds at this posh hotel’s restaurant and bar, Oliverio." Full review
Star Service
"Located at South Canon Drive, a half-mile south of Wilshire Boulevard, this hotel sits in a more down-to-earth section of Beverly Hills that contributes to its moderate rates." Full review
Gayot
"In 1998, Kor Hotel Group took it over and did a complete renovation, creating a hip retro-fifties-style hotel."
BlackBook
"Slamming pool scene goes off after work for Beverly Hills happy hours working on getting happier."
Zagat
4.0
""Step back into '50s Hollywood" at this "fun" Beverly Hills boutique where admirers adore the poolside cabanas, "first-rate" restaurant and "top-notch" bar."
Palihotel Melrose Show All Reviews
7950 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
From $107/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Time Out
"The newest boutique hotel from Avi Brosh, Palihotel sits on Melrose Avenue's prime retail shopping strip." Full review
Gayot
"It's about time the flourishing Fairfax District got a hip hotel to compete with the Farmer's Daughter."
BlackBook
"An honest-to-goodness boutique hotel, the intimate, 32-room Palihotel is located quite conveniently amidst the Melrose retail and restaurant mayhem."
Fodor's
"This design-centric boutique property on lively Melrose Avenue is in the heart of Hollywood's best shopping and dining and contains Hollywood's dining hot-spot, Hart and the Hunter." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Conspicuously, sweetly ironic. The rough-wood facade makes the two-story building look like an oversized log cabin plunked down in the middle of L.A.'s Fairfax district." Full review
Jetsetter
"Boho-glam hipster haven with a dialed-down vibe and lively Lowcountry restaurant." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"With just 32 rustic-eclectic rooms, this petite boutique's amenities are surprisingly robust." Full review
goop
"As for the rooms, they’re spacious and simple, with quirky design flourishes like antique portraits and velvet settees adding personality to an otherwise straightforwardly comfortable design." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Geared toward young, corporate, and international travelers, the Palihotel is the only boutique hotel along famed Melrose Avenue." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Terrific all-around value." Full review