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Figueroa Hotel
HISTORIC HOTEL
$148-184, ste $225-265; )
It's hard not to be charmed by this rambling owner-operated oasis. Global-chic rooms
blend Moroccan mirrors, Iraqi quilts, and Kurdish grain-sack floor cushions, with paper
lanterns from Chinatown.
Ace Hotel
HOTEL
213-623-3233;
www.acehotel.com/losangeles
; 929 S Broadway Ave; r from
$250, stes from $400)
Either lovably cool, a bit too hip or a touch self-conscious depending upon your purview,
there is no denying that the minds behind Downtown's newest sleep care deeply about
their product. Some rooms are cubby-box small, but the 'medium' rooms are doable.
Hollywood
Vibe Hotel
HOSTEL
323-469-8600;
www.vibehotel.com
; 5920 Hollywood Blvd; dm $22-25, r
$85-95; )
A funky motel turned hostel with both co-ed and female-only dorms - each with a flat
screen and kitchenette - and several recently re-done private rooms that sleep three. You'll
share space with a happening international crowd.
USA Hostels Hollywood
HOSTEL
dm $30-40, r with shared bath $81-104; )
This sociable hostel puts you within steps of the Hollywood party circuit. Private rooms
are a bit cramped, but making new friends is easy during staff-organized barbecues, com-
edy nights and $25 all-you-can-drink limo tours. Freebies include a cook-your-own-pan-
cake breakfast. They have cushy lounge seating on the front porch and free beach shuttles.
Magic Castle Hotel
HOTEL
