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title: "Where to stay in Los Angeles"
description: "Four Los Angeles hotels we have read the guest data on — a 4-star Loews Hollywood Hotel, a 3-star The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios, a 3-star Best Western Plus Commerce Hotel, and a 4-star Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel — with the complaints written as plainly as the praise."
url: "https://travelshifu.com/hotels/los-angeles"
type: "hotel city guide"
source: "TravelShifu"
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# Where to stay in Los Angeles

Four Los Angeles hotels we have read the guest data on — a 4-star Loews Hollywood Hotel, a 3-star The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios, a 3-star Best Western Plus Commerce Hotel, and a 4-star Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel — with the complaints written as plainly as the praise.

## Verdict

Stay at Loews Hollywood Hotel if the strongest headline in this sample is the product (8.8 from 9,317); compare the other three on location and cleanliness category scores before you treat star class as a guarantee; read The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios carefully — cleanliness sits at 6.86 out of 10 in this seed.

POI rows exist for Loews Hollywood Hotel (Hollywood Walk of Fame at 0.15 km, Hollywood Sign (Mount Lee) at 3 km); The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios (Universal Studios Hollywood at 0.6 km, Hollywood Sign (Lake Hollywood / viewing areas) at 2.3 km).

Guest headlines: Loews Hollywood Hotel posts 8.8 from 9,317; The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios posts 8.4 from 6,672; Best Western Plus Commerce Hotel posts 8.5 from 6,525; Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel posts 8 from 5,940. We cite scale, count and date — never as structured data.

Nothing on this page quotes a nightly rate. We hold no live rates — the CTAs send you to Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com or Vrbo. Those are partners; the links may earn commission.

## Which area of Los Angeles is best for a first visit?

Start from the neighbourhoods on this page and the hotel with the POI pins or location score that match your days — not the highest star class alone. In this sample the strongest headline is Loews Hollywood Hotel at 8.8 from 9,317 as of 6 January 2026.

## Should I book Los Angeles hotels direct or through a booking site?

It varies by property and by date, which is why we never quote a nightly rate here. Check the partner link for your dates, then check the hotel’s own site before you confirm. Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com and Vrbo are partners; those links may earn commission.

## Why do you show guest scores but never a star-rating snippet in search results?

Because the scores are not ours. Every review number on this site comes from a supplier’s aggregate. We show the supplier score plainly, attributed and dated, and we never emit it as structured data. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.

## Loews Hollywood Hotel or The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios?

Loews Hollywood Hotel posts 8.8 from 9,317; The Hollywood Franklin Hotel near Universal Studios posts 8.4 from 6,672. Full comparison: /hotels/los-angeles/compare/loews-hollywood-hotel-vs-the-hollywood-franklin-hotel-near-universal-studios. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.

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