This New Year’s Eve, raise a glass Los Angeles style, where the party extends from the streets of Downtown LA and Hollywood to the moonlit waters of Marina del Rey. It’s a night of celebration and revelry as residents and visitors alike begin the countdown to a new year and a new beginning. Slip through the velvet rope of some of LA’s hottest hotels or enjoy a culinary awakening over a fabulous dinner prepared by a celebrity chef. LA hotels offer all-inclusive packages that make the final night of 2012 memorable, effortless and stress-free.
Downtown
Omni Los Angeles Hotel
Touted as Downtown’s only Four Diamond property, the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza enjoys an envious location atop historic Bunker Hill. Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Noe Restaurant and Bar, the Omni’s elegant and popular dining destination. Chef Glen Ishii has created a special market-driven, prix fixe menu complemented with live music, a champagne toast and party favors. Three seatings are offered: 5 p.m. (three-courses, $60 per person), 7 p.m. (four-courses, $70 per person), and 9:30 p.m. (six-courses, $100 per person). Reserve one of the Omni’s rooms or suites, and start 2013 off with a relaxing massage at the hotel’s full-service spa. Book Now →
Hollywood
Loews Hollywood Hotel
Formerly known as the Renaissance Hollywood, the Loews Hollywood Hotel is located at the famed intersection of Hollywood & Highland. Bring the entire family for a memorable New Year’s Eve and check-in to the handcrafted, candy-coated Sweet! Suite. The team behind this custom designed, candy-coated guestroom are the same chocolate-making, lollipop-twirling candy-makers responsible for Tinseltown’s new 30,000 square-foot candy emporium, aptly named Sweet! Hollywood. Those who stay in the Sweet! Suite enjoy two king-sized beds with unbelievable views of the famed Hollywood sign, a $100 gift card to Sweet! Hollywood per night, complimentary parking, a live candy-making demonstration and private tour of Sweet! Hollywood’s Sticky Lab, plus a pair of giant, sticky lollipops, a giant five-pound WONKA bar and all the Sticky! Hollywood hard candy that you can consume. Rates start at $409 per night. Book Now →
The Redbury
Located at the iconic crossroads of Hollywood and Vine, The Redbury offers an unpretentious and engaging experience that brings together the arts, music, fashion and entertainment amid a boho-chic motif. Party down on December 31st with “A Night in Casablanca,” and slip into The Library where a hosted premium bar, dessert bites, a DJ and belly dancers make for an exotic welcome to 2013. Or enjoy a four-course meal inside Cleo, an innovative Mediterranean dining destination with seatings at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. The Library is $150 per person, and dinner at Cleo, which also includes access to The Library and all its amenities, is $200 per person. The NYE Package includes Sunset flat accommodations and private access to The Library’s VIP outdoor area, entrance to the New Year’s Eve bash, plus a bottle of premium liquor, two bottles of Jouët Grand Brut, a dozen appetizers from Cleo, private hostess and overnight parking. Rates start at $2,013 excluding tax. Call 323.963.5516 for reservations and information. Book Now →
W Hollywood
The W Hollywood has earned a reputation for its ultra hip and stylish vibe. It’s the place to see and be seen, and this year the hotel will host three amplified options for New Year’s Eve: Louder, Amp’d Up and Full Blast. Each package includes overnight accommodations, a bottle of bubbly, and discount on spa services and products. Guests can then choose a package that best suits their interests for the evening, whether it’s lounging in the hotel’s Living Room Bar for the evening or attending the W Hollywood’s New Year’s Eve bash. Packages start at $750. For reservations, call 877.782.0104. Book Now →
Westside
Four Seasons Beverly Hills
Even if you’re not famous, every guest at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills enjoys the star treatment. For those who want to usher in the New Year in a more subdued fashion, the Four Seasons Beverly Hills will offer a celebratory dinner at its signature restaurant Culina, Modern Italian. The restaurant will host two seatings with the first taking place between 6-7 p.m. and featuring a fabulous three-course dinner offered at $85 per person. The second seating, which includes a five-course meal with a Champagne toast at midnight, begins at 8 p.m. and includes full access to Windows Lounge with live music and dancing. Guests can curl up on one of the sinkable sofas, mingle on the extended alfresco patio, or shake it on the dance floor. The later seating is $135 per person. Overnight accommodations, which are some of the finest in the city, can be booked separately. Book Now →
Hotel Bel-Air
After a multi-million dollar renovation and two-year hiatus, Hotel Bel-Air reopened its doors to great fanfare. This elegant retreat has welcomed just about every movie star, dignitary and mogul through its storied doors. Enjoy the last meal of 2012 at Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air, featuring a menu created by the celebrity chef. Two seatings are offered and available every 15 minutes, 5:30-6:30 p.m. or 9-10 p.m. with the earlier seating featuring a four-course prix-fixe menu offered at $185 per person and the later seating featuring a five-course tasting menu for $275 per person. Also included is a glass of Champagne at midnight and post-meal live entertainment in the Bar with a menu highlighting small bites and platters. Overnight accommodations start at $515. Book Now →
Beach Cities
Marina del Rey Marriott
Get your glow on this New Year’s Eve at the Marina del Rey Marriott with a party and Third Ball Drop event taking place inside the hotel’s swank GLOW lounge. The party, located in one of the top ten outdoor hotel lounges in the U.S., gets started at 8 p.m. with DJ Skratchy. Tickets are $35 pre-sale or $45 at the door. Make it an all-nighter by reserving a room with views of the marina and Santa Monica. Call 310.442.4815 for tickets and information. Book Now →
Queen Mary
Enjoy a modern-day voyage aboard the historic Queen Mary, launched in 1934 and permanently moored in Long Beach Harbor for more than 40 years. The legendary ocean liner hosts an annual, stem-to-stern New Year’s Eve bash with access to seven parties, each with a different musical genre, plus a fireworks show that ignites the harbor just after midnight. Tickets start at $109 per person with optional dinner and hotel packages. Celebrate all night long and enjoy New Year’s Day Brunch on January 1st with an exclusive New Year’s Eve Queen Mary Hotel Package. Package includes: overnight stay in a Queen Mary Stateroom, two New Year’s Eve Tickets and New Year’s Day Brunch for two. Package starts at $629 for double occupancy. Book Now→