Coffee shops across Los Angeles provide Angelenos with spaces to work, but what new environment might spice up a mid-day study session?
Sometimes cafes lack the loungy glamour of sitting alongside lobby-goers in a chic downtown hotel, with a computer sat atop a deep mahogany desk and freshly watered monsteras lining the windowsill. Bustling hotel guests make for perfect conversations in between work calls. Oftentimes, the best cafe society can be found in ordinary places.
Fortunately, L.A. is home to some of the classiest boutique hotel lobbies, filled with the most creative and inspired lobby-goers.
Freehand Los Angeles is great for a remote workday where hotel ambience sparks creativity. Blend into the tableau of lobby life in ’70s-inspired beiges and greens. The hotel provides complimentary lobby WiFi and an in-house cafe, Exchange Coffee Co., open daily from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
416 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014
The Polo LoungeCredit: Courtesy Dorchester Collection
Showcasing the glitz and glamour of typical L.A. life, The Beverly Hills Hotel stands tall in pinks and greens along the Sunset Blvd billboards. Cozy up in a hidden cushioned corner at the edge of the lobby and sit with a good book. Head to the Polo Lounge in between chapters. WiFi is complimentary, and spirits are high.
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9641 Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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♬ Doing Nothing Well – Sepia Lounge
Step into Italian-inspired neoclassical art-deco with Hotel Per La’s floral lobby chairs and technicolor grandeur. Mingle with the occupants of the hotel’s grand foyer. Enjoy the speedy free WiFi and grab gelato from the bottega-style Cafe Ora, open every day from 6 to 11 a.m.
649 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Right in the heart of Culver City and built in the mid 1920s, The Culver Hotel lobby provides a stylish, vintage-walled space to make a new work-home. Get comfortable in one of its black leather booths and settle in for the day. Sip a coffee or a drink at their restaurant and bar. Once all work is finished, stay late for their locally infamous Jazz Nights, Tuesday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.
9400 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
La Casita at Hotel FigueroaCredit: Courtesy of Hotel Figueroa
Enjoy the nicely lit, table-lined lobby of Hotel Figueroa, leaning into the day’s work with a nice cup of coffee. From their cozy rooftop lounge to the spacious Spanish-colonial style lobby down below, there are many spots to choose from. The hotel also offers 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. day-use rental suites if a private room is needed for meetings or work.
939 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
When an atmospheric mid-day vacation is needed, these hotel lobbies prove to be L.A.’s best for mingling, reading, holding important meetings, or even quietly sitting behind a computer.