Neighborhood 48H guide
West Hollywood: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Sunset Strip’s clubs, the Comedy Store and cocktails at the Art Deco Sunset Tower.
West Hollywood is a small, walkable city between Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The Sunset Strip has music venues and comedy clubs, and the area is the heart of LA’s LGBTQ+ nightlife.
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Photo: MikeJiroch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chalky Lives · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Walkable bars, restaurants and clubs, central to Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Who it's for: Nightlife lovers, couples and LGBTQ+ travelers.
Pros
- Nightlife and comedy
- Walkable
- Central location
Cons
- Expensive
- Hilly in places
- No Metro rail
48H in West Hollywood
Cocktails, comedy, the Strip.
19:00 – Tower Bar
Old-Hollywood dining room at the Sunset Tower; reserve.
21:30 – The Comedy Store
Stand-up on the Strip; check the calendar.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Drink
Drink
Tower Bar
8358 Sunset Blvd
Art Deco bar and restaurant in the Sunset Tower Hotel.
Photo: MikeJiroch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
See / do
See / do
The Comedy Store
8433 Sunset Blvd
Famous stand-up club on the Sunset Strip.
Official site / map →See / do
Sunset Strip
Sunset Blvd
The mile-and-a-half of Sunset with music clubs and billboards.
Photo: Chalky Lives · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
Sunset Tower Hotel
8358 Sunset Blvd
1929 Art Deco tower with city views and the Tower Bar.
Check rates on Expedia →
Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for West Hollywood.
Los Angeles and most nearby cities (Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Culver City, Malibu) limit short-term rentals, usually to registered hosts in their own homes. Look for a city registration or permit number on the listing before you book.
Browse vacation rentals in West Hollywood on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Los Angeles
- Santa Monica — The pier’s Ferris wheel, the beach bike path and beachfront hotels on the sand.
- Venice — The boardwalk’s skatepark and Muscle Beach, the quiet canals and Abbot Kinney’s shops.
- Malibu — El Matador’s sea stacks, Malibu Pier and an inn on Carbon Beach.
- Hollywood — The TCL Chinese Theatre, the Walk of Fame, Musso & Frank and Griffith Observatory above it all.
- Beverly Hills — Rodeo Drive, the Pink Palace’s Polo Lounge and Wolfgang Puck’s Spago.
- Downtown LA — The Broad, Disney Concert Hall, Grand Central Market and the Angels Flight funicular.
- Silver Lake / Echo Park — The reservoir loop, Intelligentsia at Sunset Junction and Echo Park Lake’s paddle boats.
- Culver City — Sony Pictures’ studio tour, the Culver City Stairs and a 1924 hotel downtown.
- Pasadena — The Huntington’s gardens, Old Pasadena, the domed City Hall and the Colorado Street Bridge.