Stay at this 41-room hotel and get an exclusive opportunity to experience the Magic Castle, a private dinner club for magicians with magical entertainment. Enjoy the free turndown service with chocolates, Turkish cotton robes, and continental breakfast, and walk to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and The TCL Chinese Theater. Guest rooms in this converted apartment complex have kitchen facilities and are truly spacious. Amenities include an outdoor heated pool, laundry facilities, and free wireless Internet access. Note that if you want to experience the Magic Castle Club, you’ll need to fork over a $20 cover fee plus the cost of dinner ($40–$100/person)—dress is formal and no one under 21 is allowed except during weekend brunches. See more details on the Magic Castle on page 201.

Parking is $13. Check-in time: 3:00 pm; check-out time: 11:00 am. Address: 7025 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. Phone: 323-851-0800 or 800-741-4915. Web: http://www.magiccastlehotel.com.

Feel like a movie star staying in this large pink Mediterranean-style home in the Hollywood Hills, a quiet respite close to all the Hollywood action. The lobby features a Steinway baby grand piano and an 18th-century French chandelier, and a friendly cat lives with the owner on premises. Hot cooked breakfasts are a specialty served each morning on an antique stove. There are five guest rooms and one guest cottage, but all baths are not en suite. Two-night minimum stay on weekends. No guest pets allowed. One block from Sunset Strip. 

Parking is $13. Check-in time: Flexible; check-out time: Flexible. Address: 8039 Selma Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046. Phone: 877-732-4736. Web: http://secretgardenhollywood.com/.

This unique 35-story hotel is made up of four mirrored towers and is in the center of the financial district. Glass elevators rise above the six-level atrium to the revolving lounge and the 35th-floor restaurant with fantastic views of the city. Covering a full city block, this complex includes more than 40 restaurants, shops, and services inside the complex, including the plaza pool deck and a fitness center. Each of the 1,354 guest rooms features floor-to-ceiling city views, two queens or one king “Heavenly Bed,” a coffeemaker with Starbucks coffee, and in-room high-speed Internet access ($12.95/day). Pets allowed under 40 lbs. 

Parking is $42. Check-in time: 3:00 pm; check-out time: 12:00 pm. Address: 404 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90071. Phone: 213-624-1000 or 800-228-3000. Web: http://www.thebonaventure.com.

Formerly a Best Western but recently sold to Pacific Hotels and rebranded as a boutique property, this 32-room hotel reopened in 2015. Its rooms feature granite bathrooms, Keurig coffeemakers, refrigerators, iHome docking stations, fluffy robes, and free wi-fi. Complimentary deluxe breakfast and complimentary happy hour on weekdays featuring wine, beer, sodas, snacks, and appetizers. There is a small fitness center and a rooftop sundeck with spa tub (but no pool).  

Parking is $18. Check-in time: 3:00 pm; check-out time: 12:00 pm. Address: 1119 South Robertson Boulevard West Los Angeles, CA 90035. Phone: (310) 275-4445. Web: http://www.pacificahotels.com/carlyleinn.