The Hollywood Grande, Autograph Collection

Beside Wilcox Avenue's stretch of restored 1920s facades, The Hollywood Grande occupies a former studio-era apartment building two blocks from the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a five-minute walk to the Metro Red Line's Hollywood/Vine stop — a workable base for visitors touring Hollywood Boulevard without driving.

Rooms keep the building's original hardwood floors, a detail few mid-century conversions on this stretch retained. The rooftop pool deck faces the Hollywood Sign's ridge, and the ground-floor bar runs evening entertainment most nights.

Parking and a 24-hour front desk suit late arrivals off the 101, with the Dolby Theatre a ten-minute walk south.