All those who desire to see style and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills Los Angeles is the place to stay. The hotels located near Hollywood and Beverly Hills Los Angeles gives an opportunity to see the stars. For the lovers of surfing and sun bathing, the hotels located near the beaches offer an affordable accommodation. The city where location is everything, the East Coasters prefer to stay at Santa Monica hotel to take full advantage of L.A. 's renowned beach location.

The city has undoubtedly welcomed a new breed of boutique hotels gracefully where style and service go hand-in-hand. The Los Angeles airport hotels are also a great place to stay. LAX Airport hotels due to their West Side location are the most accepted ones and offers plenty of accommodation. Holiday Inn Los Angeles City Ctr Hotel is one of the most renowned LAX Airport Hotels. The Hotel Bel-Air located in the Westside, is a stylish, and deluxe hotel. The 92 rooms in this hotel are Mission-styled hotel. The Bel-Air is packed completely around Academy Awards time in March, and on Valentine's Day. Hotel Oceana located in 849 Ocean Ave has spacious suites and are most desired by the guests who are discerning, and are used to the comforts like Frette linens, fully equipped in-room entertainment centers, adequately furnished patios, and full-size fridges stocked with Haagen-Dazs and Wolfgang Puck pizzas. Carlyle Inn, a four-story hotel just south of Beverly Hills is the among the city's best-value hotels. The comforts provided here give a classy touch to the rooms. Crescent is located in the center of the city. The hotel has a typical Mediterranean architecture and the rooms are clean and unique. It is among the mid-priced hotels. The ultra-fine Fairmont Miramar Hotel located in 101 Wilshire Blvd is truly a landmark in the city of angels.

The ambience here is top class and the service is impeccable. Dining in the hotel's Grille restaurant is an experience in itself. Élan Hotel Modern, located near West Hollywood is a reasonably priced contemporary boutique hotel. Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa is ideal for a romantic getaway. The hotel hosts garden weddings almost every day. The Your Stay Wilshire Apartments located in 348 S Hauser, West Hollywood offers a place where residents are cosseted with resort-styled amenities.

Top 5 Hotels of Los Angeles :

•  Omni Hotels http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/LosAngelesCaliforniaPlaza.aspx

•  The Loews Hotel http://www.loewshotels.com/hotels/losangeles/

•  The Hyatt Hotel http://parklosangeles.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp

•  The Doubletree Hotel http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=LAXWMDT

•  The Marriott Hotel http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/LAXRR

Los Angeles is considered to be the 21st fittest city in California . The people here are very fond of eating and are fitness freaks too. The cuisine here is diverse due to the different cultures that blend language, fashion and food. Cafe Sierra offers a casual dining with chinese, continental and California cuisine in a relaxed ambience. Seafood buffet is served on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Maxi's Grill at the Hotel Los Angeles Westside proffers all day-dining with breakfast and lunch buffets. Palomino located in 10877 Wilshire Blvd. #150 offers a casual yet stylish dining with exclusive European inspired regional American cuisine.

The leading Los Angeles restaurant, which is opened 24 hours, is Bob's Big Boy – Burbank located in 4211 W. Riverside Dr. , Burbank . It is basically a coffee outlet with a traditional American style menu. The restaurant is ideally suited for breakfast. During lunch Big Boy combo, a tasty and filling double-decker burger is not a bad deal. Canter's Delicatessen is the city's favorite hangout that has a bakery and cocktail lounge besides the restaurant and the most renowned among the celebrities and politicians. Fred's 62 located in 1850 N Vermont Ave offer yummy cuisine for both vegans and meat eaters with lot of home cooking and plenty of International flavors. Norm's Restaurant has 17 franchises the Greater Los Angeles area. The complete meal with beverage along with dessert here cost less than $15. Original Tommy's World Famous Hamburgers has more than 25 franchises. As the name suggests they are most renowned for their hamburger, which is served with cheese, chili, onions, pickles, and tomatoes. They also serve hot dogs, French fries and tamales. Pacific Dining Car located in 1310 W. 6th Street , is a favorite eatery among the downtown businessmen. It is L.A. 's oldest steakhouse and one of the best restaurants. The breakfast served here is mouth watering and attracts crowd at all hours of the morning and night.

The Ivy is LA's leading upper-class restaurant. The menu here ranges from pasta to steaks to seafood. For the romantic people who want to pamper their date Yamashiro located in 1999 N. Sycamore Ave. Hollywood is a must-visit venue. The digestive juices offered here with tongue tingling Asian pasta, New Zealand lamb chops and the signature "Yamashiro Feast" -- a delicious mixture of lobster, beef, chicken and swordfish can't be resisted.

The Los Angeles city has many institutions and Universities that offer higher learning programs. The University of California is the largest university in the state of California . Also known as UCLA, it is run by the government. It is a co-ed university and the second-oldest campus in the University of California system. The campus is unofficially divided into North Campus and South Campus comprises around 163 buildings. The North Campus houses the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and business programs and the South Campus sciences, mathematical sciences, and engineering programs.

The University's dining services are commended as the finest in the nation. The school's sports teams are called the Bruins, and contends in the NCAA Division I-A as part of the Pacific Ten Conference. The University of Southern California is the oldest and privately running University located in the inner-city of Los Angeles . The University holds an international recognition for its excellent professional schools in law, film, medicine, business, engineering, journalism and architecture. It is also among the best Universities that offer programs related to cinema and television. It is also among the top 10 private universities that receive the centralized funds for research and development support. California State University , Los Angeles , nicknamed CSULA or Cal State is a state-run public university and an integral part of the California State University system. It has been considered lower-class College owing to the fact that most of the students are among the first in their families to go to college.

Loyola Marymount University , also known as LMU, is a private, co-educational institution. It is affiliated with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities created after union of two Catholic colleges in Los Angeles . The University of Phoenix focuses on adult education and has campuses throughout the US , Canada , and Puerto Rico . It is the world's largest private university, with more than 100,000 students enrolled in its online programs.

Top Universities of Los Angeles :

•  The University of Southern California http://www.usc.edu/

•  The University of California http://www.ucla.edu/

The energetic life style of the people residing in the city is simply dazzling. This mesmerizing place is a real trendsetter and reaches new horizons almost every day. The hip bars here attract the crowd in a mood to party. Downtown Los Angeles is the hub of the City of Angels . Various nightclubs keep Angelenos highly active and hopping till 2 am .

The nightlife here is as eclectic as the city's residents, but the live music is available everywhere. An evening at a comedy club can provide a rollicking good time. Normally, the nightclubs open around 10 pm , but comedy and dance clubs often open around 7 pm . Also referred to as the ‘Entertainment Capital of the World', the city offers a variety of nightlife apart from nightclubs such as cabarets, jazz, rock, blues and country and western. Some of the clubs here host live bands and recorded music on different nights of the week. Sunset Boulevard is among the city's most famous clubs and the only hotspot. Other highly energetic nightlife areas in the city are Santa Monica , Hollywood and West Hollywood . The West Hollywood is famous for hosting gay nightlife. The Mojo lounge at the stylish W Hotel hosts a young and smart crowd along with buxom beachside beauties. Conga Room the L.A. 's hotspot for Latin dance, particularly salsa. It has all from restaurants and bars to lounges and dance floors.

Sugar is located in 814 Broadway, Santa Monica and is famous for its dance floor that attracts outstanding DJs and a mixed crowd of straight and gay. Atlas Bar & Grill has live entertainment five nights a week. It is a favorite hangout among the natives for dancing on jazz, Latin, Brazilian and Caribbean beats. The diverse Viper Rooms located in 8852 Sunset Boulevard, is a trendy hangout for rock musicians and groupies. All those with an enigmatic personality and fond of sexy dancing with semi-naked dancers on glass-encased podiums, Deep located in 1707 Vine Street is an ideal hotspot.

Los Angeles is a great metropolitan city, hosting a number of activities and events. There are concerts, museums, sports teams, sporting events, attracting crazy crowd of fans. The city houses LA Lakers (National Basketball Association), their cross-town rivals LA Clippers (National Basketball Association), LA Dodgers (Major League Baseball), their cross-town rivals Anaheim Angels (Major League Baseball), LA Kings (National Hockey League), their cross-town rivals Anaheim Mighty Ducks (National Hockey League), LA Galaxy (Major League Soccer), and LA Sparks (Women's National Basketball Association). The major sports venues in the city are the Staples Center , Dodger Stadium, Forum, Coliseum, Sports Arena, and Rose Bowl. The city possesses a special admiration for basketball.

The city's style for extravagant showiness and fascination is synonymous to the razzmatazz of the NBA. In 1995, the "city of angels" was abandoned by Rams and the Raiders, NFL Teams. The STAPLES Center located in the south-west corner of 11th and Figueroa Streets in downtown Los Angeles has been designed to host more than 230 sports, entertainment and family-oriented events every year. The arena is also unique since it's the world's first arena designed to house three professional teams, the NBA Lakers and Clippers and the NHL Kings. Beach volleyball and windsurfing also came into existence in this city. Venice , also known as Dogtown is the birthplace of skateboarding and also patronized rollerblading. In 1932 and 1984, the city even hosted the prestigious the summer Olympic Games. The city also hosts a great number of outdoor activities like skiing, rock climbing, gold panning, and hang gliding. The city is also an abode of Los Angeles Heat, a gay basketball team. The club earned the distinction of being the #1 gay sports team in the U.S in 2002.