From modernist masterpieces in the Hollywood Hills to charming bohemian abodes in Beachwood Canyon and stylish retreats in Venice.
Oh, the glamorous yet effortless allure of the city of Angels. There’s the designer boutiques of Rodeo Drive and the trendy shops of Abbot Kinney, the flashing billboards of Sunset Boulevard and the seafood shacks of the Pacific Coast Highway, the look-at-me style of Beverly Hills and the curated vintage vibes of Silver Lake. Add in a healthy dose of palm trees and perennially sunny weather and you have a locale that’s fabulously fun to fantasise about.
When this writer first arrived in Los Angeles, she was asked a very important question: “Are you a Hills person, or a beach person?” This, meaning: Los Angeles is a vast, sprawling city, predominantly navigated via car. The neighbourhood you pick doesn’t completely define your LA experience – but it does play a large part in it.
So on that note, here are our nine picks for the distinction of Best Airbnb: Los Angeles. Whether you want a humble bohemian enclave or a buzzy Hollywood Hills modernist mansion, there’s certainly something to fit your West Coast-wanderlust ideal.