The Hollywood Hotel is near several of the finest shopping venues in the world. Beginning at trendy Melrose Avenue, one can walk for over a mile and enjoy window shopping the countless trendy and sometimes wacky boutiques. Just to the north on the Melrose Avenue corridor is the Pacific Design Center, a hub for designers to the rich and famous.

For those with upscale tastes in apparel, jewelry, and dining, there's Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and Beverly Center, a block from the Beverly Hills city limits. A little to the east you can steep yourself in a bit of L.A. history at the Farmer's Market, and later take in a movie at the hip new Grove.