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4 star hotels near the cathedral in Glendale

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 9 Glendale hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Glendale, out of the 9 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.1.

The Patrician Hollywood Universal is the one I would book myself.

The Patrician Hollywood Universal

Highest rated of the five

The Patrician Hollywood Universal

★★★★★5 from 80 reviews

The Patrician Hollywood Universal comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 80 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under historic centre and around $391 a night on the dates we checked.

9 hotels in Glendale qualified for this list and five made it. The Glenmark, Glendale, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. The Patrician Hollywood Universal1

    The Patrician Hollywood Universal

    ★★★★★5 from 80 reviews

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    • The Glenmark, Glendale, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel2

      The Glenmark, Glendale, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

      ★★★★★4.4 from 362 reviews

      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly

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    • Cara Hotel3

      Cara Hotel

      ★★★★★4.3 from 414 reviews

      • Spa
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Air conditioning

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    • Embassy Suites by Hilton Los Angeles Glendale4

      Embassy Suites by Hilton Los Angeles Glendale

      ★★★★★4.1 from 2,523 reviews

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly

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    • Silver Lake Pool & Inn5

      Silver Lake Pool & Inn

      ★★★★★4.2 from 143 reviews

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly

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    How this list was put together

    9 Glendale hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Marc Delacroix

    Marc Delacroix France

    Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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