Hotel Figueroa

This striking hotel was once a dramatic mix of Morocco and Mexico, but is now a sleek Spanish-colonial haven in 14-story luxury-hotel form. The hotel's airy lobby is a potpourri of leather seating, potted plants and wood beams. The rooms, which vary in size, are modern, spacious and leather- and brass-accented. Amenities are few and far between, but they're not really the point; besides, you'll be spending most of your time by that tiled pool on the roof, anyway.