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Frommer's Highly Recommended

This 35-story, 1,354-room monolith is the hotel that locals love to hate. The truth is that the Bonaventure is a terrific hotel. It's certainly not for travelers who want intimacy or personality in their accommodations -- but with numerous restaurants and bars, a full-service spa, a monster health club, a business center, and much more on hand, you'll be hard-pressed to want for anything here (except maybe some individualized attention). The hotel's five gleaming glass silos encompass an entire square block and form one of Downtown's most distinctive landmarks. The pie-shaped guest rooms are on the small side, but a wall of windows offering great views, and Westin's unparalleled Heavenly Bed -- the ultimate in hotel-bed comfort -- make for a very comfortable cocoon. With executive workstation, fax, and wet bar, guest office suites are great for business travelers, while tower suites -- with living room, extra half-bathroom, minifridge, microwave, and two TVs -- are ideal for families. Facilities: 17 restaurants and fast-food outlets; 5 bars and lounges; outdoor heated lap pool; 15,000-sq.-ft. full-service spa, running track, and access to 4,500-sq.-ft. health club; Westin Kids Club; concierge; Enterprise Rent-a-Car desk; full-service business center; shops; salon; 24-hr. room service; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; valet

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Los Angeles 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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