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Marlena Shaw’s “California Soul” got it spot on when describing a trip to America’s Golden State. “No matter what you do, it’s gonna get a hold on you”

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Dax Savage at his studio in Los Angeles, California.

Dax Savage
Los Angeles, California, USA

Corporatised and anodyne 25 years ago, LA has since undergone a creative renaissance that today presents a city...

Different strokes
California, USA

As well as being the US’ most populous state, California is on most indices its most diverse, with...

Downtown tasting room of the Berryessa Gap Vineyards, Northern California, California, USA

Sowing community
Northern California, California, USA

Embracing loftier ideals than maximised returns, slick marketing and presumed prestige, a new generation of food producers is...

Sunset Strip with fashion billboards, West Hollywood, California, USA

Resilience 101
West Hollywood, California, USA

Long a global megabrand for its polished bars and go-go boys, West Hollywood is outgrowing the gay-candy-shop stereotype...

Fox theatre lit up by red lights, Oakland, California, USA

Inter city
Oakland, California, USA

No longer overshadowed by its storied neighbour across San Francisco Bay, Oakland has harnessed its proud traditions of...

Death Valley landscape in the northern Mojave Desert, California, USA.

California dreamscapes
California, USA

Wildly diverse terrain and landscapes that shimmer with stories told and untold thrill OutThere’s Creative Director Martin Perry...

Gregory & Madigan Ahn, owners of Folktale Winery in Monterey County, California, USA

Gregory & Madigan Ahn
Monterey County, California, USA

In a conversation with OutThere’s Rupert Mellor, Gregory and Madigan Ahn reflect on their move to Monterey County,...

City of stars
West Hollywood, California, USA

There is something very special about West Hollywood, California. True to its Tinseltown beginnings, WeHo is really is...

Cristi-Quesada-Costa hiking in Mammoth Lakes, California, USA.

Cristi Quesada-Costa
Mammoth Lakes, California, USA

The snowy peaks of California’s Mammoth Lakes echo with Latin jazz and the clinking of forks, coming from...

Villa Royale, Palm Springs, California, USA

Fifties and fabulous
Palm Springs, California, USA

For an entire generation of classic Hollywood movie stars, Palm Springs was a cheeky weekend getaway. We hole...

Ladurée, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Real-life taste
Beverly Hills, California, USA

Steffen Michels feasts on Beverly Hills’ latest dining experiences, learning with each bite a little something about the...

The private cabana pool experience at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, LA, California, USA

Spas and recreation
Beverly Hills, California, USA

Don’t think a Beverly Hills spa is the real deal? I beg to differ. When in 90210, it’s...

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L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

To the casual, unknowing eye, L’Ermitage Beverly Hills could easily be overlooked – and actually, that’s sort of...

Outdoor pool and sun loungers at Sunset Marquis.

Sunset Marquis
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hollywood A-listers have flocked to the iconic Sunset Marquis since it opened in 1963.

Suite with a view at 1 Hotel West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

1 Hotel West Hollywood
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

If, like us, you romanticize film noir — alcoholic private eyes, neon reflections in rain-slicked streets —then Sunset...

Interior of a lavish unit at Post Ranch Inn.

Post Ranch Inn
Big Sur, California, USA

The 40 state-of-the-art rooms and suites at Post Ranch Inn add up to a masterpiece in sustainability and...

Rosewood Miramar Beach
Montecito, California, USA

Rosewood’s signature on-point service is just one of the seductive charms of the super-luxe estate-style Rosewood Miramar Beach,...

Sunset Tower Hotel
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

A celebrated Art Deco landmark on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, Sunset Tower Hotel is a sanctuary for A-listers seeking privacy.

Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel
Berkeley, California, USA

Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel delivers the quintessential all-American escape in Berkeley.

The Hollywood Roosevelt
Los Angeles, California, USA

Take a trip back to the golden era of Hollywood in a lavishly preserved and stylishly updated icon...

Outdoor rooftop pool at Pendry San Diego, California, USA

Pendry San Diego
San Diego, California, USA

The very first outpost of Pendry Hotels and Resorts, Pendry San Diego, is a stylish and comfortable base...

Outdoor pool at The Oasis at Death Valley, California, USA.

The Oasis at Death Valley
Death Valley, California, USA

Despite a major refurbishment, which saw the hotel taken apart and then methodically put back together using its...

Heritage House Resort & Spa
Mendocino, California, USA

Travelling up Highway 128, just before Mendocino Village, a humble yellow house appears after a sharp left turn...

The Mansion & Carriage House living space at the Madrona

The Madrona
Healdsburg, California, USA

Passing through the pea-green palace gates to climb the steep and shaded drive, it’s abundantly clear from the...

The Viv Hotel, Anaheim, a Tribute Portfolio™ Hotel
Anaheim, California, USA

A property that connects with the kid in all of us, The Viv Hotel is the vibrant Anaheim...

Hotel Winters
Winters, California, USA

While roaming the streets of Winters, California, we found several treasures that put a smile on our face...

The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills pool

The London
West Hollywood, California, USA

The London West Hollywood is a charming, sophisticated and downright eccentric fusion of Californian cool and British bolshiness,...

Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

The streets of Beverly Hills have their fair share of rumours floating around them, but if there’s one...

Avalon Hotel & Bungalows Palm Springs pool

Avalon Hotel & Bungalows
Palm Springs, California, USA

The infamous Californian desert oasis and getaway has a long reputation for escapism, especially for the rich and...

Kimpton La Peer Hotel
West Hollywood, California, USA

We’ve learned that West Hollywood is the sort of place where both residents and visitors have travelled the...

El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel
Santa Barbara, USA

Belmond is synonymous with taking something from the history of hospitality and injecting luxurious, modern vigour into it...

Villa Royale
Palm Springs, California, USA

We are often accused of harping on about hotels that have a sense of place. And it’s hard...

The Guild Hotel
San Diego, California, USA

It’s rare to find history glorified in California, which is why The Guild Hotel in San Diego is...

Palihouse, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Palihouse West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California, USA

Our return to the Palihouse West Hollywood – the self-billed ‘new-fashioned’ members-club-esque hotel – was not without some...

The Peninsula
Beverly Hills, California, USA

There’s an old-worldness to Beverly Hill’s luxury establishments that the Hollywood A-list just adores and millions of others...

The Chamberlain, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Chamberlain
West Hollywood, California, USA

The Chamberlain is one of our go-to landmark hotels whenever we think of Los Angeles. It’s not very...

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