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ste from $335; )
Kind of yesterday's news but still a good standby, this Sunset Strip haunt has you shacking
up in sizable shagadelic rooms with beanbag chairs, orange-tiled bathrooms and Warhol
poppy-print curtains. South-facing rooms have the views.
Beverly Hills & the Westside
Mr C
HOTEL
A long-standing tower hotel has been re-imagined by the Cipprioni brothers, who have
been so involved in their passion project that they've designed everything right down to the
furniture. North-facing rooms have spectacular views.
Avalon Hotel
HOTEL
Olympic Blvd; r from $200; )
Mid-century modern gets a 21st-century spin at this fashion-crowd fave, which was Mar-
ilyn Monroe's old pad in its days as an apartment building. Funky retro rooms are all
unique.
Crescent
HOTEL
310-247-0505;
www.crescentbh.com
; 403 N Crescent Dr; r from $217;
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Single rooms are a tight squeeze, but Queen rooms are spacious and good value. There's
jazz in the lounge every Thursday night.
Malibu
Leo Carrillo State Park Campground
CAMPGROUND
800-444-7275;
www.reserveamerica.com
; 35000 W Pacific Coast Hwy; tent sites
$45, per vehicle $12;
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