[WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA] — Here’s my review of the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, one of the best boutique hotels in Los Angeles. And my nomination for the best luxury hotel in Los Angeles.

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On a quick business trip to Los Angeles way back in 2013, I booked a cool hotel I’d always read about and featured often in Vanity Fair: the Sunset Tower Hotel. Famed for its rockstar clientele and celebrities in the Tower Bar restaurant and the amazing skills of Jeff Klein, a legendary hotelier, everyone always raves about the amazing star treatment everyone gets.

Luckily, I booked it on my favorite go-to hotel booking site, TabletHotels.com which isn’t your typical booking site, each hotel is vetted by the company and its users. Always dependable for the coolest hotels and is now owned by Michelin Guides and as a TabletPlus member, hotels will often upgrade your room if they have availability.

When I checked in, the delightful front desk attendant casually mentioned a free glass of champagne, free breakfast and a very subtle “and we upgraded you to a penthouse room.”

“Why, thank you very much” I said, not realizing what that really meant.

I wheeled my stuff out of the elevator, opened the door and shrieked “holy shit!”.

This was a real penthouse, with a wrap-around terrace on all three sides, overlooking all West Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard and all the glory of LAdom. It was glorious to have the doors open and the sun shining in on a warm March evening.

Unfortunately, I got in late and had to meet a client for dinner, then had to leave early the next morning. I didn’t want to leave.

Thank you Tablet Hotels. Thank you Sunset Tower. Really wish I could have had a party….

— Last Visited March 2013; Post Updated January 2025 —

More Information on Sunset Tower Hotel

Here’s their website. Here’s a great article on the importance of deal-making in the Tower Bar. And a review from the NYTimes. Here are the other hotels owned by Jeff Klein. And the review in Condé Nast Traveler. Here’s a great video by Jeff Klein from their website on what makes this hotel so special .