Avalon Beverly Hills occupies a building with real Hollywood history. The property originally opened as the Beverly Carlton and counted Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, and Lucille Ball among its guests back when those names meant something on Sunset Boulevard. In 1999, interior designer Kelly Wearstler completely reimagined the space, stripping away dated aesthetics and introducing the kind of deliberately cool, modern design that makes you want to photograph everything. The result is a hotel that feels both connected to Old Hollywood and completely current.

The rooms themselves reflect Wearstler’s signature style—clean lines, unexpected color combinations, and an overall sense that someone actually thought about how you’d want to live in this space. It’s the opposite of a generic business hotel. You get the sense that the design choices were intentional, not just plugged in from a catalog.

Dogs are genuinely welcome here, which matters more than it sounds. It’s one thing for a hotel to technically allow dogs; it’s another to actually design a space where traveling with your dog doesn’t feel like you’re bending the rules. The hotel’s location near the boutique-heavy blocks of Beverly Hills and close enough to explore the quieter residential streets means you have actual places to walk that feel like neighborhoods, not just sidewalks.

The area around the hotel gives you easy access to everything from casual coffee spots on Beverly Drive to the hillside trails in nearby residential areas. If you’re traveling to Los Angeles and want to stay somewhere with genuine character rather than predictable chain hotel aesthetics, and you’re bringing a dog, this place delivers on both counts. Check their website for current dog policies and availability.