A team of Oyster reporters spent weeks exploring 59 top hotels in and around Los Angeles, including Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Santa Monica. We slept in the beds, lounged by the pools, ate in the restaurants, and even sampled the nightlife, all with an eye toward selecting the most distinguished properties. And while Los Angeles is teeming with celebrities, it can help to know where they go. Here are the places we'd recommend staying in -- or at least stopping by -- if you want a chance to see a star.