Hotel style: Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles

Opened in April 2010, the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles is the only luxury hotel in the city's downtown core and it’s pretty hard to miss. Soaring above the City of Angels, the beautiful building dominates a skyline that’s pretty short on skyscrapers. It’s part of L.A. Live – an entertainment complex that is at the heart of the recent revitalization of downtown Los Angeles.



Step inside and you’re greeted by the style and class you’d expect from the Ritz-Carlton. The lobby is surprisingly small, but it’s a pleasant welcome to a hotel that expands and impresses the farther inside you venture.   

The interior is clean, crisp and modern – everything is sleek and decidedly … LA. The hotel includes 123 guest rooms and 14 suites. The Ritz-Carlton suite (the suite of all suites!) boasts an expanse of 3,000 square feet, both north and west facing views, a piano and entertainment room, a kitchen and yes, a formal dining room. Makes you wonder which celebrities have checked in here!