Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills
The Maybourne, Beverly Hills
The Peninsula, Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills
Waldorf Astoria, Beverly Hills
SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills
Loews, Santa Monica
Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica
The London, West Hollywood
The West Hollywood Edition, West Hollywood
Hotel Bel Air, Bel Air
Langham, Pasadena
Four Seasons, Westlake Village
Terranea, Palos Verdes
Montage, Laguna Beach
Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, Dana Point
Avalon, Palm Springs
Ritz Carlton, Rancho Mirage
Lido House, Newport Beach
L’Auberge, Del Mar
Fairmont, Del Mar
The Dana, Mission Bay
Kimton, San Diego
Malibu Inn, Malibu
Nobu Ryokan, Malibu
The SurfSider, Malibu
Calamigos Ranch, Malibu
Four Seasons,Santa Barbara
Ritz Carlton, Santa Barbara
El Encanto, Santa Barbara
Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai
Bellanca Hotel, Catalina Island
You can see all my trip reviews & itineraries, on my travel page here
My top SoCal locations:
If I had to narrow down top recommendation places for someone visiting, I’d recommend:
Malibu
Santa Barbara
Laguna Beach
Catalina Island
My top LA locations:
If I had to narrow down top recommendation places for someone visiting, I’d recommend (but I don’t necessarily recommend LA metropolitan city with kids, I’d recommend the above SoCal destinations instead):
Santa Monica
West Hollywood
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
My top activity recommendations in LA metropolitan area if you are visiting with kids:
My top recommendation for family friendly amusement parks in SoCal:
Again, lots of tips and experiences on all of these amusement parks with exact itineraries on my travel page