It's been a longtime coming but it looks like Downtown Los Angeles is about to get the hotel renaissance it so desperately needs. With the exception of the awful tragedy last month, the chatter about the downtown LA hotel scene has us tremendously excited. Here are updates on the...
March 19, 2013
We're going to do it. Use every Halloween pun known to man, because it's just the thing to do. Everyone likes to get their fright-on for Halloween including some of our favorite hotels. So dont be squeamish dig into some of these devilish deals and ghoulish goings-on. See?...
October 19, 2012
Thanks to our far-flung, adventurous and nonstop jetsetting contributors who never enter a hotel room without photographing the place from top to bottom, we've been able to get a peek into hotel rooms around the world by flipping through our numerous Photo Galleries.We have so many good shots from...
September 13, 2012
Awards season is in full swing and no one is happier than Los Angeles Hotels who will not only see a ton of celebrities at their properties but (hopefully) a big boost in occupancy levels as well.Fortunately, you don't have to know someone who knows someone to get in on...
February 10, 2012
It's been years since we've gotten excited about MTV's Video Music Awards but for the first time in a long time, we're a little psyched for this year's show on Sunday--namely because MTV is taking over the lobby area at The JW Marriott at LA Live in order to...
August 25, 2011
The Chairman Suite. Yours for $1 We thought the £1 Hoxton room sales were as good as things got, but it appears that LA has trumped London because the JW Marriott Los Angeles at LA Live is offering rooms for just $1 tomorrow. And not just any rooms...
February 14, 2011
Earlier this week, we told you about our recent stay at the Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live. Today, with this photo gallery of dishes, were going to take you along on the over-the-top dinner we enjoyed at the hotels signature restaurant, Wolfgang Pucks WP24. ...
January 07, 2011
Hell's Kitchen had its eighth-season finale showdown last night, and it came down to Russell Kook, sous chef of cibo matto at theWit, and Nona Sivley, an Atlanta sous chef. We applauded Kook for keeping cool in the crazy-as-all-get-out kitchen in early episodes. But as time went on, the...
December 16, 2010
Yet another reason why choose to visit hotels with free WiFi? Because they give us an excuse to whip out our iPad and do some serious online shopping, work web browsing. We snapped this picture today during breakfast at Market inside the lobby at The JW Marriott at LA...
November 10, 2010
Don't toss that L.A. Live ticket stub in the trash. Whether you catch the Lakers at the Staples Center, a concert at Club Nokia or Nokia Theatre, a drink in the Conga Room, the Grammy Museum or even a movie at Regal Cinemas, your stub can save you bucks...
November 05, 2010
The best action from Sunday's 62nd Emmy Awards took place inside the Staples Center (regardless of what you thought of the rest of the show, the "Glee"-inspired intro was amazeballs) but on the red carpet is where paparazzi and fans get the chance to glimpse their favorite celebrities in...
August 31, 2010
So far, weve brought you coverage of the entire construction and opening process of the new J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live, and last week, we decided to head into the hotels main restaurant, L.A. Market, for dinner to see what it's all about. The restaurant is the latest kitchen...
April 13, 2010
We're loving this crazy new trend of hotels opening up earlier than expected. We had heard whispers that the Ritz-Carlton at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles would not be opening until April 15 but it turns out the hotel is opening today! Perched on the upper floors of...
April 02, 2010
Last week, we were following the tweets of travel writer @Chic_Travel as she was doing a Los Angeles hotel tour and we got the tingles when she tweeted: Free wifi at JW Marriott LA Live- love that hotels are embracing thisBut we were skeptical. This is Marriott we are...
March 01, 2010
Yesterday we brought you all the fun and fanfare of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live downtown (the Ritz-Carlton is opening next month), but today, were going to take you along on our sneak peek tour at all the public spaces and even a...
February 17, 2010
Last month, we told you all about when they turned the lights on at the new J.W. Marriott Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live, but the J.W. Marriott portion of the hotel actually just opened for business yesterday, and this morning we were on hand for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Dignitaries...
February 16, 2010
The big day is drawing closer for the JW Marriott Los Angeles at LA Live and we're getting anxious to take a look inside the finished product. While the hotel officially opens on Monday, February 15, rooms are sold-out that night. However, on February 16 we found a standard...
February 12, 2010
Last month we gave you a preview of the new J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. Last night, we headed back to the colossal glass tower to mingle amidst celebrities and philanthropists, and witness the inaugural lighting up of the building. We even took a...
January 14, 2010
The entrance to the hotels at LA Live.Though in the past weve had a few quibbles with the carpet selection at the new J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live in downtown, we got to go on a top-secret hard-hat tour (yes, there was an actual hard hat involved,...
December 03, 2009
UPDATE: The JW Marriott LA Live just tweeted about the carpet installation on the 5th floor. Guess it's too late!We've been riding a sort of high about the upcoming JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton coming to downtown Los Angeles' LA Live entertainment complex. Downtown LA has been struggling for a...
July 28, 2009
We were cruising along the 110 yesterday in downtown Los Angeles and noticed that the Ritz-Carlton/J.W. Marriott hotel at LA Live is looking pretty fly. The hotel hybrid will open in March 2010 but the exterior of the 54-story skyscraper is nearly complete. And remember, this exterior is where...
June 17, 2009
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