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SLEEPING

THE URBAN EDIT

ILLUSTRATION: STELLA ISAAC

LIKEA LOCAL

RunyonCanyonis

probablyeverylocal’s

firstLA hikingtrail.

Thiscity-runparksits

rightaboveHollywood,

130 acrescrammedwith

alltheeyecandythat

entails:shirtlessbrosand

hard-bodybabesin the

latestfitnessgear,and

everydayfolksworkingin

a morningyogalessonor

walkingtheirpooches.

Whileoglingyourfellow

hikers,don’tforgetto

drinkin theviewsacross

the LA Basin.

BYL ARESIDENT

ANDREW BENDER

ARMCHAIRREAD

Paul Beattywon

both the Man Booker

Prizeand NationalBook

CriticsCircleAwardfor

The Sellout, his 2015

satiricalnovelabouta

curmudgeonwho triesto

reviveslaveryand

segregationin an

LA suburb.

BUDGET

HILOSANGELES

• SANTAMONICA
  hilosangeles.org
  Nearthebeach,thishostelhas
  anenviablelocationand
  modernisedfacilitiesthatrival
  propertieschargingmuchmore.
  Its approximately 275 bedsin
  single-sexdormsarecleanand
  safe,whileprivateroomsare
  doneupwithhipsterchic.Rates
  includebreakfast,andthehostel
  runsactivitiessuchas tours,
  pub-crawlsandcomedy nights.

MID-RANGE

MAMASHELTER

mamashelter.com

AordableMamaShelterkeeps

thingsplayfulwithits lobby

gumballmachines,foosball

table and live streaming of

guests’selfiesandvideos.

Standardroomsaresmallbut

cool,withqualitybedsand

linenandsubway-tiled

bathroomswithdecent-sized

showers.AppleTVscomewith

freeNetflix,andtherooop bar

is oneof LA’sbest.

TOPEND

MALIBUBEACHINN

malibubeachinn.com

Thisintimate,adult-oriented

haciendawasrecentlygiven

a four-starupgradebyWaldo

Hernandez,a designerwhohas

doneworkforthelikesof the

formerBrangelina.Its 47ocean-

facingroomsarepaintedin

seacoloursandcomewith

fireplaces,plushlinens,futuristic

Japanesetoiletsandprivate

balconies or terraces.

WHILE YOU’RE HERE

WATCHa Hollywood

classiconthelawnwith

a picnicat Hollywood

ForeverCemetery.

BUYnewor usedbooks,

vinylandgraphicnovels

amidfantasticalspaces

at TheLastBookstore

DRINKanapplemartini

asyouliein a podby

theroooppoolat The

Standard Downtown.

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