Enjoy afternoon tea, with pastries and fresh scones with Devonshire cream, on the ultra-private terrace, which overlooks Swan Lake.
Ask the concierge for a tour of the hotel's "beach gallery," featuring pieces from such artists as David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg.
Come after dark for star sightings through the Zeiss telescope, one of the largest in the world.
The permanent collection spans the globe and the millennia, ranging from French Impressionism to Greek and Egyptian antiquities. Admission is pay-as-you-wish after 5 p.m. every day.
At night, the home of the L.A. Philharmonic and the L.A. Master Chorale has unbeatable views of the skyline from the roof.
Feast on sweet brunch treats such as peanut butter French toast dusted with powdered sugar or fluffy red velvet pancakes, topped with swirls of cream cheese frosting.
For the city’s best rotisserie chicken and French fries, stop at Reddi Chick, where you can enjoy your meal in an open-air patio with a fire pit.
Finish an afternoon shopping spree with a fresh fruit smoothie at the store’s Comfort Café.
A screening at this cinematic paradise is not complete without the theater’s famously delicious homemade caramel popcorn.
Park for free on Westward Beach Road, right off the Pacific Coast Highway. For dinner, try the Reel Inn, where you eat simply grilled fish from a tray at picnic tables.
Rent a seat cushion for just a few dollars—it will make sitting on the wooden benches a lot more tolerable.
Arrive at the bar before 5 p.m. if you want three hours of free valet parking; come for dinner after 9 p.m. if celebrity sightings are what you’re looking for.
Rooms 105, 107, 111, 113, 115, and 117 all have patios set in the resort's tropical gardens.
In the Bradley Terminal, the reLAX Lounge has refreshments, business services, even massages; a one-hour pass costs $15. Local favorite La Brea Bakery has an outpost in terminals 1, 2, and 7. Read more.
