Beverly Laurel Motor Hotel - View this location on map The Laurel is such a bastion of hipster cool that it defies description. It's got the diner Swingers on the main floor, which is always full of awesome folk. And the rooms are stuffed with photoshoots in action and Sofia Coppola doppelgangers scribbling away. But don't worry! Everyone's friendly. And there's good shopping nearby. Katherine Spiers of www.gridskipper.com 8018 Beverly Blvd , Los Angeles, CA Hotel, Budget

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