InterContinental - Los Angeles Downtown, USA

We love that you can step right out of the hotel onto the streets and into the very heart of Downtown.

The hotel is a short walk from attractions including the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
By plane: flights to Los Angeles from London take 11 hours. The hotel is a 25-minute drive from LAX airport. On-site parking costs $53.90 per day. skyscanner.net

The hotel is popular with both business people, travellers needing a good LA base and couples. With Universal Studios, various museums and galleries nearby and Disneyland 35 minutes away, it's popular with families too. The hi-tech lifts go so fast - 70 floors in under 40 seconds - that your ears pop like you're in an aeroplane.

The outdoor pool on the seventh floor is charming and slickly designed, with an uplifting blue- and white-tiled changing room area.

• Bar
• Restaurant
• Swimming pool
• Fitness centre
• Paid parking
• Free Wi-Fi

Room 3101 is one of the bigger rooms, with two queen size beds and easily space for another bed or cot - ideal for families. We love the modern simplicity of the rooms and their floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking long-reaching views of the huge city.

Standard Room, Executive Room, Suite
Facilities include: ensuite bathroom, bathrobe, slippers, TV, free Wi-Fi

Hanging out at rooftop bar and restaurant Spire 73, with incredible views of the city, rows of firepits and great music, is a lovely way to spend an evening. The starter LA Galbi consists of the most delicious strips of beef marinated in soy sauce and Asian pear, blistered shishito peppers and kumchee. A really interesting combination of flavours.

Dekkadance: farm-to-fork dining. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
La Boucherie: steaks, seafood, cocktails, wines. Open Weds-Sun for dinner.
Spire 73: drinks, appetisers, stunning views. Open daily 5pm-midnight.
Lobby Lounge: cocktails, appetisers. Open daily 4pm-midnight.