New hotels in Downtown LA

Downtown LA covers several distinct districts under one name — the Historic Core's early-20th-century commercial buildings, Bunker Hill's cultural institutions and office towers, South Park's arena-and-convention corridor, the Arts District's converted warehouses, and the Fashion District's wholesale trade. Hotels we track are spread across all five: citizenM Los Angeles Downtown in the Historic Core, Conrad Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, AC Hotel & Moxy Downtown Los Angeles in South Park, Kodō Hotel in the Arts District, and Mama Shelter Downtown LA in the Fashion District.

What to do in Downtown LA

For a weekend

Start on Bunker Hill: Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Broad and MOCA sit within a few minutes of each other. Walk down toward Pershing Square and the Historic Core's Broadway Theater District, then continue east to the Arts District for galleries, coffee roasters and restaurants housed in former warehouses.

For a longer stay

With more time, catch a Lakers or Kings game or a concert at Crypto.com Arena in South Park, a short walk from L.A. Live. Little Tokyo borders the Historic Core to the east, and the Grand Central Market, a working food hall since 1917, sits between Bunker Hill and the Historic Core.

Where to stay in Downtown LA

Historic Core

Early-20th-century commercial buildings, now filled with galleries, bars and independent restaurants after a decade of loft conversions. citizenM Los Angeles Downtown sits at 4th and Spring, built largely from prefabricated modular units on a former parking lot, with the Broadway Theater District and Little Tokyo both within walking distance.

Bunker Hill

Downtown's cultural and office core, twenty years into trying to establish itself as the city's center. Conrad Los Angeles occupies the ground-up hotel tower of The Grand LA, a $1.3 billion Frank Gehry-designed mixed-use development from Related Companies, across from Walt Disney Concert Hall and steps from The Broad.

South Park

The sports-and-convention corridor around Crypto.com Arena and the LA Convention Center. AC Hotel & Moxy Downtown Los Angeles is a dual-brand 37-story tower at Figueroa and Pico — the first Moxy in Los Angeles — with a podium wrapped in one of the largest 3D LED screens on the West Coast, facing the arena crowds directly.

Arts District

Former warehouses and rail-adjacent industrial buildings on the eastern edge of Downtown, filled in over the past decade with galleries and restaurants. Kodō Hotel occupies a nearly hundred-year-old Beaux Arts fire station at 710 South Santa Fe Avenue, one of very few civic buildings in the neighborhood adapted into a hotel — a nine-room ryokan rather than the industrial-chic style common nearby.

Fashion District

Downtown's wholesale-trade district, south of the Historic Core. Mama Shelter Downtown LA is converting the former Mart South Building on Olympic Boulevard — a wholesale-trade building becoming a hotel for the first time rather than reflagged from an existing one.

Which hotel in Downtown LA for your trip

Culture and design-focused travelers

Conrad Los Angeles on Bunker Hill puts Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Broad and MOCA within a few minutes' walk — the clearest choice for a culture-focused stay.

Convention and event travelers

AC Hotel & Moxy Downtown Los Angeles sits directly across from Crypto.com Arena and the LA Convention Center, built specifically around event traffic.

Design-forward, smaller-scale stays

Kodō Hotel's nine rooms inside a converted 1927 firehouse in the Arts District suit a quieter, design-focused stay over a large convention hotel.

Budget-conscious and value travelers

citizenM Los Angeles Downtown's modular-built rooms in the Historic Core are the most straightforwardly priced of the group, without sacrificing a central location.

Frequently asked questions

What is the newest hotel to open in Downtown LA?

Conrad Los Angeles, which opened in July 2022 on Bunker Hill, is the most recent of the Downtown hotels we track to have opened; Mama Shelter Downtown LA is expected in 2026.

Which Downtown LA hotel is closest to Crypto.com Arena?

AC Hotel & Moxy Downtown Los Angeles, directly across the street in South Park.

Is Downtown LA walkable between neighborhoods?

Bunker Hill, the Historic Core and the Financial District are walkable to each other; the Arts District and South Park are each roughly a 15-to-20-minute walk or a short rideshare from Bunker Hill.

Is there a boutique, design-focused hotel in Downtown LA?

Kodō Hotel, a nine-room ryokan inside a converted 1927 Arts District firehouse, is the smallest and most design-focused of the hotels we track downtown.

Is Downtown LA a good base without a car?

The Historic Core, Bunker Hill and South Park are connected by Metro rail and are walkable to each other; the Arts District and Fashion District are better reached by a short rideshare.