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Our favourite rooms: All Suites and Residences have fitted kitchens and spacious white and grey carrera marble bathrooms with rain shower heads; most have a private terrace or balcony as well. Suite 302 has a great view of LA’s streets. The Studio Residences are good value for money, but our favourite rooms are the larger, split-level loft-style Two-Bedroom Residences, with screened-in balconies and a shower big enough for four. Three-Bedroom Residences also have soaking tubs and separate lift access from the garage. How very Bat Cave.
Packing tips: If you have an addiction to a particular coffee brand or condiment, you can indulge yourself in your own kitchen. You can sunbathe on the rooftop or private terrace, and you’re not far from Santa Monica, so bring swimwear.
Also: Local calls are free, so if you’re not getting the concierge to make restaurant reservations or book taxis for you, don’t use your mobile!

Need to know, Palihouse Holloway hotel, Los Angeles, USA

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Smith card offer: Free lunch for two in the Hall Courtyard Brasserie

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Palihouse Holloway

Los Angeles, United States[view map]

Style: NY-style apartment block
Setting: Way-cool West Hollywood

It may be all slick designer touches and effortless French-tinged cool, but Hollywood boutique hotel Palihouse Holloway still has an authentically stay-at-home feel, like the NY apartment you wish you had. Only it’s in LA. How cool is that? Graphic screen-printed cushions contrast nicely with antique shoe lasts, and the fitted kitchens in every room are thoughtfully appointed with everything from stove-top Bialietti espresso makers to enamel colanders and cake stands.

Need to know

Rooms: 36 Suites and Residences.
Rates: Suites, US$400–US$500; Studios, US$450; Residences, US$600–US$900, including WiFi access, local calls and weekday newspapers, but excluding breakfast and tax at 14 per cent. Breakfast, US$12.
Check-out: 11am, but flexible subject to availability – there may be a charge depending on how late you check out. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
Facilities: Rooftop terrace garden, courtyard, free WiFi throughout, bicycles to borrow, laundry, valet parking. In rooms: fitted kitchen with washer-dryer, dishwasher, microwave and fridge; flatscreen TV; DVD/CD player; stereo; bathrobes; CO Bigelow toiletries.
Also: Personal shopping, in-room spa or beauty treatments and gym access can be arranged by the concierge. Pets up to 45lbs can be accommodated for a refundable US$175 deposit per animal. Smoking is permitted in the outdoor restaurant area.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant: The Hall Courtyard Brasserie combines classic New York with French bistro: white tiles, round bar tables, dark woods and a French-California fusion menu: try truffle chicken, cote du boeuf and smoked wild salmon terrine. The outdoor dining courtyard is lovely, and there’s also a cool oyster and espresso bar for daytime dining or drinks.
Dress code: If you’ve brought a cocktail dress with you, wear it – but you’ll be just as happy in dressed-up jeans and heels.
Top table: Book an al fresco table for the most romantic ambience at dinner, but sit by the bar for cocktails, tea or breakfast.
Last orders: Last drinks at the bar are poured at midnight (12.30 on weekends). Breakfast, 7am–11am; lunch, 11am–3pm; dinner, 6pm–11pm. Weekend brunch, 11am–4pm.
Room service: A limited selection from the main restaurant menu is available 7am–11pm; Palihouse Holloway’s housemaster is happy to order you takeout outside room service hours (you do have a kitchen, after all).
Hotel bar: The Bar at the Lounge has live DJs at weekends spinning a laid-back soundtrack of eclectic lounge music; order yourself a Writer’s Block cocktail (or a couple of beers) and kick back for a few hours. You can also have drinks at the French-flavoured Hall bar – anyone for Pastis?

Also worth knowing

Children: Oh yes – you couldn’t ask for better family-friendly accommodation in LA. Cribs (free) and extra beds (US$40) can be provided in any room type. More…
Weddings: This hotel is suitable for weddings. More…

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