Five-star Downtown, L.A. Live, Los Angeles
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
The top floors of a 54-storey Downtown tower at L.A. Live, with a pool and seasonal bar on the 26th-floor sun deck and Latin American cooking two floors below.
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- Rooms
- 123 at opening, 14 of them suites
- Opened
- April 2010
- Building
- A 54-storey tower by Gensler
- From the airport
- 17 miles from LAX
The hotel
A hotel at the top of a tower.
The Ritz-Carlton opened on 2 April 2010 at L.A. Live, the entertainment district on the south side of Downtown. Gensler designed the 54-storey tower, which the hotel shares with the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live and The Ritz-Carlton Residences. All the rooms and suites are on the upper floors.
At opening it had 123 rooms, fourteen of them suites, with the Ritz-Carlton Suite at 3,000 square feet. The Club Lounge sits on the 23rd floor and Sendero on the 24th, with its steakhouse, agave room and an eight-seat counter. On the 26th, the pool, the gym and a seasonal bar share an open sun deck.
- The 26th floor An outdoor pool and hot tub on the sun deck, with the Blue Rooftop Pool Bar open in season.
- Sendero Latin American dining on the 24th floor: Leña for steaks, Corteza for cocktails, The Agave Library and the eight seats of Volante.
- The Ritz-Carlton Spa Nine treatment rooms over 8,000 square feet, with steam rooms and relaxation lounges.
Dining
Steaks on the 24th, a trattoria below.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Leña at Sendero Latin American steakhouse 24th floor, Tuesday to Saturday
- Corteza at Sendero Cocktails and coastal plates 24th floor
- Volante Latin American tasting counter Eight seats
- Savoca Californian trattoria Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Glance Lobby Bar Bar and American plates In the lobby
- Blue Rooftop Pool Bar Cocktails 26th-floor sun deck, seasonal
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 4 pm, check-out by 11 am. Guests must be 18 to check in.
- Pets Not accepted. Service animals are welcome.
Getting there
Flying to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles International is 17 miles away, about 30 to 45 minutes by car by our estimate. Private jets can use Hollywood Burbank, 16 miles away, or Van Nuys further out in the San Fernando Valley. The hotel runs no shuttle.
- Las Vegas 50 min
- Aspen 1 h 55
- Los Cabos 2 h 20
- New York 5 h 30
- London 11 h 50 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Which floors is the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles on?
- The upper floors of the 54-storey tower at L.A. Live. The Club Lounge is on the 23rd, Sendero on the 24th and the pool deck on the 26th.
- Which airport is closest to the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles?
- Hollywood Burbank, 16 miles away, is slightly closer than LAX at 17 miles. Most long-haul flights land at LAX; private jets can use Burbank or Van Nuys.
- Does the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles accept pets?
- No. Only service animals are allowed.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Los Angeles?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Los Angeles, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Other hotels worth the trip.
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- Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills On South Doheny Drive, with a fourth floor given over to wellness rooms and lobby flowers by Jeff Leatham.
- Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Every room has a balcony, and the pool and the Gemma restaurant are up on the roof above Wilshire Boulevard.
- SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills Philippe Starck designed it as his first luxury hotel in North America, where Beverly Hills meets West Hollywood.
Staying at The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Los Angeles, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.