Holiday Happenings + Hotel Deals in Hollywood

Drop your bags, take the elevator up, take in the view. Then come back down, because the real show is starting.

Tinseltown: An Everly Christmas Market transforms Kimpton Everly into Hollywood's own festive village, where the warmth of a European Christmas market meets the glamour of the entertainment capital. String lights overhead, fire pits glowing, market stalls in every direction — it's the kind of scene that makes you text a photo to someone who's currently shoveling snow.

Start with Tinseltown Après, our holiday happy hour, where mulled wine and seasonal cocktails are poured against a backdrop of garland and gold. Wander with a glühwein in hand. Grab raclette potatoes, a charcuterie cone, a few roasted chestnuts. Hit the hot cocoa bar if you're building up to dinner rather than replacing it.

When the evening calls for something more substantial, settle in at Written Hand, where cocktails are built one glass at a time and the kitchen cooks from scratch. Shareable plates, a room that glows, and the easiest walk home in Los Angeles — roughly an elevator ride.

Start slow at Jane Q, where market-inspired plates, brick-oven pizzas and very good coffee make a December morning feel civilized. Take the corner table. Take your time.

Then set out. You're minutes from the Hollywood Walk of Fame , the celebrity handprints outside TCL Chinese Theatre , and the energy of Hollywood Boulevard — touristy, legendary, and honestly, worth it. The Capitol Records Building and Pantages Theatre are practically neighbors, both a few minutes from the front door. Duck into Ovation Hollywood for lunch, some of the city's best people-watching, and a framed view of the Hollywood Sign from the upper courtyard.

As the sun drops, go chase the lights. L.A. Zoo Lights in nearby Griffith Park turns the whole zoo into a walk-through world of illuminated animals, light installations, s'mores and spiked hot cocoa, running select evenings November 20 through January 10. Prefer your holiday magic with a side of Who-ville? Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood is a short drive away. And if your timing is right, the Hollywood Christmas Parade rolls down the boulevard the Sunday after Thanksgiving — floats, marching bands and celebrity sightings, all within walking distance.

Come back to a nightcap at Written Hand. The rooftop is heated year-round, so take it upstairs to The Scene if you want your last drink of the night served with a skyline.

Ease into it with brunch at Jane Q — the kind of long, unhurried meal that makes checkout feel negotiable.

Then go shopping, starting with the closest option there is: the Tinseltown Market, our holiday pop-up shops, where you can knock out the gift list without ever finding a parking spot. After that, head down the boulevard to Ovation Hollywood for 70-plus retailers under one open-air roof, or browse the vintage shops, record stores and independent finds around Hollywood & Vine that remind you this is still a real neighborhood — not just a movie set.

Late checkout is a beautiful thing. IHG One Rewards members get 2:00 p.m., which is just enough time for one more lap around the market.