TL;DR

Luxury: Upscale boutique hotel with a full wellness floor and exclusive member spaces.
Unique: Rare amenities like a recording studio and private cinema.
Location: Central Hollywood, blending coziness with access to LA’s highlight
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This Hollywood boutique hotel is the absolute height of refined luxury. It’s a place for pampering, with an entire floor devoted to wellness and exclusive access to some of the best spaces in the city.

You’ll have access to all the amenities you can think of, and some you can’t. Where else can you find a hotel with a recording studio?

With a cozy yet central location, you can step out of the chic slate building into the California sun and have the whole of LA at your fingertips.

What are the rooms like?

Size: All 35 suites are over 700 sq ft with dining areas and balconies.
Comfort: Breakfast counters, wet bars, and roomy bathrooms with Lather products.
Extras: Plush Dandy Del Mar bathrobes, with bathtubs in two-bedroom suites.
Style: Rich, colorful decor with wallpapered accents, greens, browns, leather, and wood.
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All 35 of the Aster’s suites are over 700 square feet with private or semi-private balconies, and dining areas.

The breakfast counter allows you to stay in your room until you’re ready for the day, while the wet bar will prepare you well for a night out.

Bathrooms are roomy with soft lighting, tiled floors and Lather bath products. The hotel provides soft Dandy Del Mar bathrobes, and if you book the two-bedroom suite you’ll have your own bathtub.

The decor is colorful and sophisticated, with wallpapered accent walls and sumptuous greens and browns that compliment the leather furniture, rich woods and distinctive bed frames.

What are prices like?

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And what’s the food like? Any facilities we should know about?

Dining: Rooftop restaurant Lemon Grove with plant-based and gluten-free options.
Bars: Rooftop lounge with views of the Hollywood Hills and sign.
Leisure: Heated courtyard pool, cinema, and in-house recording studio.
Wellness: 24-hour fitness center, weight room, wellness classes, and more.
Extras: Exclusive access to members-only spaces for a fuller experience.

If the spacious suites weren’t tempting enough, The Aster has all the amenities you could wish for. We highly recommend paying the small surcharge for access to members-only spaces.

The standout is the rooftop, where you’ll find the city spread before your eyes and the on-site restaurant, Lemon Grove.

They make a point to include plant-based items on their menu, as well as gluten-free options.

If you’d rather take things more casually, the bar & lounge are adjacent to Lemon Grove and offer the same incredible views of the Hollywood Hills and the legendary Hollywood sign.

You’ll find the heated pool in the courtyard, open to members and guests all year. It’s surrounded by comfortable and stylish seating and views of surrounding buildings, giving it a unique park-like atmosphere.

Another highlight is the wellness center, which is open 24 hours a day and features a well-kept cardio room, and separate weight room. There are rumors of a Pilates studio in the works as well.

If Pilates isn’t your thing, fear not. Complimentary wellness classes and activities range from boxing to yoga to sound bath sessions.

Finally, there’s the in-house recording studio for a truly once-in-lifetime stay, and an incredible cinema that seats 36 on lush recliners and loveseats. In nice weather, they even move the film screenings up to the roof.

How is the neighborhood? Anything interesting nearby?

Music: Across from Capitol Records, near local bars and live music venues.
Culture: Walking distance to the Dolby, Pantages, and Chinese Theatre.
Outdoors: Short drive to Griffith Observatory hikes and Beverly Hills shopping.
City: Easy trips to Downtown LA’s Arts District, Grand Central Market, and LACMA.

Music, music, music! The Aster is just across the street from Capitol Records, and all the local music offerings are also nearby. Local bars will have the best of LA bands and talented lounge singers ready to make it big.

You’re only a short drive from both the Greek Theatre and the Hollywood Bowl. The Dolby, Pantages, and of course the Chinese Theatre are walking distance.

In the daytime, Hollywood isn’t far from many of the rest of LA’s highlights.

They’re all reachable by car, from leisurely hikes around the Griffith Observatory to decadent afternoons of high-end shopping and snacks in Beverly Hills.

The Arts District and Grand Central Market in Downtown LA, or the Los Angeles County Art Museum between West Hollywood and Beverly Hills are an easy trip on public transport, an LA rarity.

And what about the reviews? What did other guests think?

Some things guests liked:

“Loved the spaciousness of the room. The pillows were wonderful, the towels were fluffy and the bed was comfortable. The staff were brilliant. The restaurant is very good…”

“Spacious room, nice bed, kind staff. Fitness room well equipped…”