When this writer first arrived in Los Angeles, she was asked a very important question: “Are you a Hills person, or a beach person?” This meaning: Los Angeles is a vast, sprawling city, predominantly navigated via car. Or, as vaccine rollout continues apace, fabulously fun to actually visit. Add in a healthy dose of palm trees and perennially sunny weather (Los Angeles only gets 30 days of rain a year) and you have a locale that’s fabulously fun to fantasize about.

There are the designer boutiques of Rodeo Drive and the trendy shops of Abbot Kinney, the flashing billboards of Sunset Boulevard and the seafood shacks of the Pacific Coast Highway, the look-at-me style of Beverly Hills, and the curated vintage vibes of Silver Lake. Oh, the glamorous yet effortless allure of the city of angels. As it turns out, California dreamin’ is a much sought-after state of mind: Airbnb recently revealed that Los Angeles was its top destination for long-term stays in 2022. Wondering which listing wins the title of “best Airbnb Los Angeles”? You’re not alone.

Airbnb on the beach