New stays in LA
Last year, Los Angeles welcomed 50 million visitors for the first time ever, up 1.5 million on the year before and beating its 2020 target two years early. What comes with these ever-increasing numbers? Plenty of new hotel projects, located in a variety of neighbourhoods and catering for differing tastes and budgets.
Downtown LA has seen openings in recent years ranging from high-rises such as the Intercontinental (in the tallest building west of the Mississippi) to the revamp of the historic Hotel Figueroa (first built as a women’s hostel in 1926), with more to come in the near future.
Numerous properties are under construction in Hollywood, where the local population is expected to increase by more than 50 per cent over the next few years. Here is a selection of new and forthcoming
