LEED certified hotels in Los Angeles: all tiers, all neighborhoods

LEED certified hotels in Los Angeles span 13 properties confirmed in the USGBC project directory, covering Certified, Silver, and Gold tiers across neighborhoods from El Segundo to Beverly Hills. Each property on this list holds an active LEED rating under the U.S. Green Building Council's scoring system, which awards points across energy, water, materials, and indoor environment categories. The selection criterion is simple: verified LEED certification at any tier, with no substitutions from outside the confirmed list.

What LEED certification means for a hotel

The U.S. Green Building Council awards LEED ratings on a point scale that runs from 40 to 110 points depending on the version. Certified covers 40 to 49 points, Silver covers 50 to 59, Gold covers 60 to 79, and Platinum requires 80 or more. Points come from categories including sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. A hotel earning any of these tiers has gone through third-party verification, not self-reporting. The 13 hotels on this page hold Certified, Silver, or Gold ratings. No Platinum-rated hotels appear in the confirmed Los Angeles inventory at this time. For Silver and Gold properties specifically, the higher point thresholds mean measurable reductions in energy and water use compared to a code-minimum building.

Los Angeles LEED certified hotels at a glance

LEED certified hotels by Los Angeles neighborhood

Santa Monica holds three LEED-rated hotels within a few blocks of Colorado Avenue: the Courtyard by Marriott at 425 Colorado (Gold), the Hampton Inn & Suites at 501 Colorado (Gold), and the Ambrose at 1255 20th Street (Silver). Guests who want walkable beach access and verified green credentials have more options here than in any other single neighborhood on this list.

Downtown Los Angeles clusters three more properties around L.A. LIVE and Grand Avenue. The Conrad at 100 South Grand Avenue earned Gold, while the JW Marriott and the Courtyard, both on West Olympic Boulevard, hold Silver ratings. All three are within a few minutes of the Metro A, E, and J Lines at 7th Street/Metro Center.

Hollywood contributes two Silver-rated properties: Dream Hollywood at 6417 Selma Avenue and the W Hollywood at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard. Both are within walking distance of the Hollywood/Vine Metro B Line station.

The LAX corridor adds two Certified-tier properties: Cambria Hotel LAX at 199 Continental Boulevard in El Segundo and Hyatt Place at 750 N Nash Street, also in El Segundo. Neither has Metro rail at the door, but both connect to LAX via the Automated People Mover to the LAX/Metro Transit Center on the C and K Lines.

Burbank's single entry, the Hilton Garden Inn at 401 S San Fernando Boulevard, holds a Certified rating and is near the Burbank Airport South Metrolink station. West Hollywood's Kimpton La Peer at 627 La Peer Drive and Beverly Hills' Waldorf Astoria at 9850 Wilshire Boulevard round out the list, with the Waldorf earning Gold.

The hotels

Cambria Hotel LAX 199 Continental Boulevard 8.2817 reviews 18 min walk to LAX/Metro Transit Center (Metro C Line)LEED Certified in the USGBC directory, and one of the few LAX-adjacent hotels with third-party green building verification. View hotel → Conrad Los Angeles 100 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 9.3370 reviews 5 min walk to Civic Center/Grand Park (Metro B and D Lines)LEED Gold in the USGBC directory, and the only five-star Gold-rated hotel in Downtown LA covered here. View hotel → Courtyard by Marriott Santa Monica 425 Colorado Avenue 8.0506 reviews 7 min walk to Downtown Santa Monica (Metro E Line)LEED Gold, and on Colorado Avenue a 7-minute walk from the E Line terminus, giving car-free access to Downtown LA. View hotel → Dream Hollywood, by Hyatt 6417 Selma Avenue 9.02,500 reviews 4 min walk to Hollywood/Vine (Metro B Line)LEED Silver in the USGBC directory, a 4-minute walk from the Hollywood/Vine B Line station in the Hollywood cluster. View hotel → Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Monica 501 Colorado Avenue 8.02,099 reviews 6 min walk to Downtown Santa Monica (Metro E Line)LEED Gold, at 501 Colorado Avenue one block from the Courtyard Santa Monica and within walking distance of the E Line. View hotel → Hilton Garden Inn Burbank Los Angeles 401 S San Fernando Boulevard 8.8573 reviews 12 min walk to Burbank Airport South (Metrolink Ventura County Line) (Metrolink Ventura County Line)LEED Certified in the USGBC directory, on S San Fernando Boulevard, the only certified hotel in the Burbank market covered here. View hotel → Hyatt Place Los Angeles / LAX / El Segundo 750 N Nash St 8.42,790 reviews 20 min walk to LAX/Metro Transit Center (Metro C Line)LEED Certified in the USGBC directory, one of two verified green options in El Segundo within a mile of each other near LAX. View hotel → JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE 900 W Olympic Blvd 8.9755 reviews 6 min walk to Pico (Metro A and E Lines)LEED Silver, at 900 W Olympic Boulevard on the L.A. LIVE campus, one of two Silver-rated options within the same block. View hotel → Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE 901 W Olympic Blvd 8.4464 reviews 6 min walk to Pico (Metro A and E Lines)LEED Silver, directly across Olympic Boulevard from the JW Marriott, the more budget-friendly Silver-rated option at L.A. LIVE. View hotel → Kimpton La Peer Hotel West Hollywood by IHG 627 La Peer Drive 8.1268 reviews No Metro rail within walking distance, nearest is Hollywood/Highland (B Line) about 2.5 miles north; Metro buses 105 and 217 serve Santa Monica Boulevard nearby.LEED Silver in the USGBC directory, and the only five-star Silver-rated hotel in West Hollywood covered here. View hotel → Ambrose Hotel 1255 20th Street 8.8507 reviews 9 min walk to 26th Street/Bergamot (Metro E Line)LEED Silver at 1255 20th Street, the sole independent, and a smaller-scale alternative to the chains on Colorado Avenue. View hotel → W Hollywood 6250 Hollywood Blvd 8.8224 reviews 2 min walk to Hollywood/Vine (Metro B Line)LEED Silver, a 2-minute walk from the Hollywood/Vine B Line station, the closest Metro-connected certified hotel in Hollywood. View hotel → Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills 9850 Wilshire Boulevard 9.0259 reviews No Metro rail within walking distance, nearest is Wilshire/Western (D Line) about 3.5 miles east; Metro buses 20 and 720 stop on Wilshire Boulevard outside.LEED Gold in the USGBC directory, and the only Gold-rated five-star hotel in Beverly Hills covered here. View hotel →