The AAA Four-Diamond Hilton Checkers is the only deluxe, European-style boutique hotel in downtown Los Angeles. In the heart of the city's business and financial district, the hotel, whose historic building dates back to the 1920s, stands blocks from the Los Angeles Convention Center, Music Center, Staples Arena, Disney Concert Hall and world-renown theaters, museums, restaurants and nightlife.

Hungry guests will feast on California fusion cuisine with distinctive European, American and Asian influences at the hotel's Checkers Restaurant, consistently rated by Zagat, L.A. Epicurean Rendezvous and Gourmet magazine as one of the city's finest dining rooms. The new Napa Valley-inspired menu fits every whim with smoked salmon crepes with dill crème fraiche, baby lamb chops with fresh mint sauce and fresh mozzarella and tomato crostinis. Checkers Lounge even offers what Los Angeles Downtown News has christened as the best martini in town - and that's saying something.

From the open-air rooftop deck, romantics and everybody else can drink in stunning views of the city and then luxuriate in the pampering of Checkers Spa's whirlpool, exercise and steam rooms, and sauna. The hotel also offers same-day laundry and valet service, 24-hour room service, concierges and business amenities.

Newly renovated guest rooms furnish high-speed Internet access, 27-inch flat screen televisions, 54- inch marble desks, luxurious leather chairs, and a residential appeal with muted colors and goose- down comforters. In the marble bathrooms, guests will find their own terry bathrobes, Neutrogena toiletries, hair dryers and daily fresh flowers.
So from the glorious rooftop views to the Diebenkorns and de Koonings at the Museum of Contemporary Art to Kobe Bryant's jump shots at the Staples, guests at the Hilton Checkers Los Angeles are in the right spot for the boutique hotel experience and all that the City of Angels can offer.