Quirky decor, top notch service - but location not quite perfect
I'm not sure where the SLS brand is trying to position itself in relation to other Starwood group members - but it feels like the grown-up version of a W when you step inside. Certainly it's in that price category per night.
The moment you walk in, the feel of the place is obvious: antiuqued furniture and quirky horse-lamps set the tone, and this follows throughout the hotel. The rooms are large for an LA property, and the amenities and decor are well thought through as well as high quality. (Loved the sliding walls for the bathroom, though I'm sure they won't be to everyone's taste!).
Poolside, there's a cool bar on the roof with a great sun-trap all the way around the water. You can't quite forget you're in LA as you look across at other buildings and air conditioning units (not forgetting the cars down below) but they do a good job of disguising a lot of it.
Overall, I'd recommend this place and would certainly stay here again. Location wasn't *quite* perfect, but I guess in LA - you have to drive to most places anyway, so it's not really that much of an issue.