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Why choose the West Hollywood EDITION?
Choose the West Hollywood EDITION when you want a five-star hotel with a genuine point of view, set at the exact top of the Sunset Strip. EDITION is the brand Ian Schrager built with Marriott, and his thesis, developed across properties from Miami to London, is that a luxury hotel should carry one clear cultural identity rather than a universal luxury vocabulary. West Hollywood is a city that rewards that conviction, and the property answers it: monochromatic interiors with real materiality, a social programme that treats the lobby and the roof as venues in their own right, and Marriott's service infrastructure working quietly beneath Schrager's design. The hotel opened in 2019 and is widely regarded as one of the strongest EDITIONs anywhere.
The setting does much of the rest. At Sunset and Doheny, the hotel sits at the hinge between West Hollywood's nightlife and Beverly Hills's calm, so the Strip's clubs and restaurants are a short walk one way and the quiet of the residential hills is a few minutes the other. The floor-to-ceiling glass frames the city below and the Hollywood Hills above, the rooftop reaches the Pacific on clear days, and the food, drink and after-dark programme keep the building alive from breakfast to late. For a bachelor or bachelorette weekend, an anniversary or a honeymoon that wants design and energy in equal measure, it is one of the most complete stays in Los Angeles.
What are the best rooms to request?
Request a high-floor suite facing the Strip, because the view over the city at night is the room's finest feature and it opens up with every floor. The 190 rooms include 48 suites and two penthouses, and every category uses floor-to-ceiling windows designed to frame the outlook: the Strip below, the Hollywood Hills above, and on the right floors a glimpse of the Pacific on a clear day. The design is sculptural without being cold, with plaster walls, warm stone, custom furniture and the EDITION's restrained black-and-white palette used with enough discipline that it reads as calm rather than a gesture. The two penthouses occupy the building's upper corners with wraparound terraces and the best private views on the Strip, and they price into the multi-thousand-dollar range during peak weeks.
One honest caveat: this is a design-led social hotel, and its energy is part of the deal rather than an accident. The lobby, the rooftop and the nightclub are genuine venues, so on a busy weekend the building has a pulse that will not suit a guest looking for a hushed retreat. Rooms are stylish rather than large by five-star standards, and the black-and-white restraint is a deliberate aesthetic that not everyone warms to. Book a high floor away from the pool deck and the club, use the room as a quiet base and the public spaces as the show, and the balance is one of the best in the city.
Book Ardor early in your stay and time a table for sunset, then let the rooftop bar carry the evening. For a proposal or an anniversary, a suite or penthouse with a private terrace and in-room dining from the Ardor kitchen turns a social hotel into a private one, and the concierge knows the Strip's clubs and restaurants well enough to build the night around your timing.
What is the dining and the bar scene like?
Dining is a destination in its own right. The signature restaurant is Ardor, a plant-forward California restaurant from Michelin-starred chef John Fraser, one of the most respected vegetable-led cooks working today, and it draws diners from well beyond the hotel, so tables are competitive in peak weeks. The menu balances hyper-local produce with meat and seafood rather than turning strictly vegetarian, and the room is one of the more talked-about hotel restaurants in West Hollywood. Around it, the lobby bar operates as the EDITION's social hub, the room itself functioning as the amenity in classic Schrager fashion, while the rooftop bar extends that logic upward beside the pool. Below all of it, a subterranean nightclub gives the property a late-night life that few five-star hotels attempt, which is exactly why it suits the Strip.
Does it have a pool and spa?
Yes to both, and they sit at opposite ends of the hotel's mood. The rooftop pool and bar are the daytime social centre, an elevated deck with a sweep over the city that reaches the Pacific on clear days, and it is the place the hotel's energy gathers on a warm afternoon. For the counterpoint, the property has a full EDITION spa and a fitness centre, quiet and removed from the lobby's deliberate buzz, so a couple can spend the morning in treatment and the evening on the roof without leaving the building. That range, from a spa floor to a nightclub under one roof, is the clearest expression of what the EDITION sets out to be.
Signature amenities
At the top of the Sunset Strip
Sunset and Doheny · top of the Sunset Strip, on the edge of Beverly Hills
What's nearby
- Sunset Plaza
Shops & dining5 min walk - Sunset Strip clubs
Whisky & Roxy6 min walk - Chateau Marmont
Sunset landmark7 min drive - Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills shopping8 min drive - Runyon Canyon
Hiking trails8 min drive
The tower, the suites, the rooftop
Exterior
Guest room
Rooftop pool
ArdorHow does the West Hollywood EDITION compare with other Sunset Strip hotels?
Against the field, the West Hollywood EDITION is the modern, design-led social hotel at the top of the Strip, and its neighbours each offer a different flavour of the same address. Sunset Tower Hotel is the Art Deco classic a little east, all 1929 glamour and the Tower Bar, a quieter and more grown-up room than the EDITION. Chateau Marmont is the discreet, hands-off castle above the Strip, famous for privacy and mystique rather than polish or amenities. 1 Hotel West Hollywood is the nature-forward, sustainable option with its own strong rooftop pool. The EDITION's own trade-off is that it is a busy, style-first hotel with real nightlife under its roof, so you gain design, the Ardor kitchen and energy, and you give up the calm of the older Strip houses.
| Hotel | Style | Best for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Hollywood EDITION | Ian Schrager five-star | Design, Ardor, rooftop, nightlife | Busy and style-first; premium rates |
| Sunset Tower Hotel | 1929 Art Deco classic | Tower Bar, glamour, calm | Fewer modern amenities |
| Chateau Marmont | Discreet Strip castle | Privacy, mystique | Dated by design; hands-off service |
| 1 Hotel West Hollywood | Nature-forward design | Rooftop pool, sustainability | Less nightlife; larger scale |
Frequently asked questions
When did the West Hollywood EDITION open and who is behind it?
The hotel opened in 2019 at the top of the Sunset Strip. EDITION is the brand Ian Schrager created with Marriott, and the West Hollywood property is widely regarded as one of its most fully realised: Schrager's design over Marriott's service infrastructure, in a city that rewards a strong point of view.
How many rooms and suites does the West Hollywood EDITION have?
There are 190 rooms, including 48 suites and two penthouses. Every category uses floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the Strip below and the Hollywood Hills above, with plaster walls, warm stone and custom furniture in the EDITION's restrained black-and-white palette.
What is the restaurant at the West Hollywood EDITION?
The signature restaurant is Ardor, a plant-forward California restaurant from Michelin-starred chef John Fraser that draws diners from beyond the hotel. There is also a lobby bar, a rooftop bar beside the pool, and a subterranean nightclub, so the property works as a social venue as well as a place to stay.
Does the West Hollywood EDITION have a pool and spa?
Yes. The rooftop pool and bar look out across the city and, on clear days, toward the Pacific, and they form the hotel's daytime social centre. A full EDITION spa and a fitness centre provide the quieter counterpoint away from the lobby's deliberate energy.
Where is the West Hollywood EDITION located?
The hotel is at 9040 Sunset Boulevard, at Doheny, at the top of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The Strip's clubs and restaurants are a short walk away, and Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive and the Runyon Canyon trails are a few minutes by car.
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