The InterContinental sits among Century City’s swank high-rises, housing major agencies like CAA and ICM and entertainment bigwigs like 20th Century Fox. Thus, executives often powwow at the Park Grill over organic California cuisine and at Park Grill Lounge, where cocktails are named for Fox characters and programs, including the American Idoltini and the Jack Bauer and Coke (after 24, if you’ve been living under a rock). But another reason to visit the hotel is the Spa InterContinental. Treatment rooms lie within three villas; guests are greeted with Mediterranean, Arabian, Oriental or Indian oil aromatherapy and acupressure treatments. If you don’t feel like fighting for swimming space in the new pool, plunge into your oversized in-room tub instead.

InterContinental Los Angeles Century City Amenities:

• 363 rooms. Wireless Internet access. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center. Pool. Spa. Business center.