The Best Vacation Villas to Book in Hollywood

A fifteen-minute drive to the Staples Center, Venice Beach and the Santa Monica pier, these LA villas near Hollywood give you an all-access vacation. The luxury three-bedroom townhouses ease you into the California lifestyle with comfortably sized living spaces, a full kitchen, laundry facilities and space outside for morning coffee. Private parking is a perk, but you’re so close to a handful of restaurants that you won’t mind walking – it’s only three minutes to Sky’s Gourmet Tacos.

What would you do in your own private Hollywood mansion? Screen your favorite flicks in your personal movie theater? Hop from the pool to the hot tub on a sunny afternoon? Or watch sunlight flood the house through its floor-to-ceiling glass windows? At this three-story villa in the Hollywood Hills, you’re free to indulge in all of the above, throwing in some exercise and entertaining guests in the ground-floor media room.

Sure, this villa in Hollywood is just 15mi (24km) from Venice Beach, but you may only want to worship the sun from your pool deck. Adorned with sun loungers and couches, it’s one of the few places in the city that truly balance privacy with stunning views of the Hollywood Hills. The master bath is an oasis in its own right, with dual shower heads and a roomy tub in which you can soak forever.

Villas in Hollywood are far from tiny, as shown by this luxurious Bel Air home. The Stradella Court Mansion is as ritzy and well-appointed as it sounds: a whitewashed interior with Grecian columns and faux-Moorish arches, a grand piano, jetted tubs beneath skylights, and a formal dining area with panoramic views of LA await. Seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms provide ample digs for you and your bevy of vacation buddies.

This four-bedroom hideaway in the Hollywood Hills, designed by mid-century modernist architect Richard Neutra, will have you feeling like an A-lister. Wall-to-wall glass windows surround the home, providing a West Hollywood backdrop for your own personal reality show. Hang with your entourage on the cantilevered balcony, or head to the ground-level pool for a photoshoot. The Sunset Strip and Whisky a Go Go are a five-minute cab ride away, so you have easy access to multiple venues for painting the town red.

This villa in Hollywood is where you want to be. A half-block from Sunset Boulevard and a half-block farther to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this house of the stars has art deco and Parisian-themed suites to add European sophistication to your stay. The rich wood furnishings and grand piano in the English and the patio beneath the vines of the Neoclassic are sure to suit most tastes. And it’s not all for show: your needs will be more than met by the full kitchens and separate dining and living areas.