luxury hotel in west hollywood.

When we were in L.A. last month, we spent our last night at a gorgeous hotel in West Hollywood called Andaz.  It’s a Hyatt {I have yet to stay in a Hyatt hotel I haven’t loved}, but it’s more boutique hotel than your run of the mill Hyatt.  In fact, Andaz has a hotel in San Diego, two in New York, and one in London.  I think I’ve added 5 more hotels to my hotel bucket list.

What?  I can have a hotel bucket list.  That’s totally normal.

Hotel Andaz in West Hollywood is literally on Sunset Boulevard, in the middle of Hollywood.  If you’re into Hollywood anything, you probably want to hang here.  But even if you’re not, like us, it was an amazing place to stay.  And the proximity to fun Hollywood things can’t be beat.  Let me tell you what I loved about Andaz, and what I didn’t love {hint: Party Pete}.

1. I loved the exterior of the hotel.  It’s artistic and pretty, a little oasis in a sea of concrete.

2.  This is the lobby.  Isn’t it stunning?   Wood floors and eclectic, hip, modern furniture and lighting.  It’s a little different when you head into Andaz to check in, you’re greeted at the door, seated, and they check you in at a little station in the center of the lobby while you chill and take in the surroundings.  Nice.

3.  I loved, LOVED our rooms.  Rooms, the kids got their own.  Look at this place, I could have stayed a week.  Check out Charming’s face, he’s clearly enamored.

4.  The master suite.  Oh, the master suite.  It was calm and quiet, and it had a closing door.  A closing door, with kids a whole room away.

5.  The beds.  I haven’t slept that well in a bed since the last time I stayed in a Hyatt.  Huge, comfortable, and clean.  The flat screen at the foot of the bed and the iPod docking station on the nightstand didn’t hurt either.

6.  Andaz believes in pampering their guests with complimentary stocked mini fridges.  Complimentary.  You can’t believe how fast we wiped them out, and we had access to two fridges and snack stashes.

7.  The rooftop pool.  Holy smokes it was awesome.  I think I was probably the only woman on the roof eating anything more calorie laden than ice, but I have to keep my strength up when I sunbathe.  The kids had so much fun splashing and taking little siestas in the canopies with full sized mattresses inbetween eating the free snacks from the mini fridges.  We’re classy like that.

My favorite part of Andaz?  Check out Precocious:

“Hmmm, look at all the delicious free snacks, I think I’ll have a bite.”

“Snap! Two completely made beds, parallel to each other, in my very own hotel room.  What’s a girl to do?”

We loved Andaz.  The only thing I didn’t like, the one and only, was getting verbally accosted by a very very very drunk guy who called himself Party Pete.  I have no idea who Party Pete is, but he should know better than to harass a mama at the pool with her two kids.  Next time we meet, heaven help me, we’re going to have some words.

We loved Andaz though, and we can’t wait to go back.