Located on the sand, close to Santa Monica's shops and restaurants, this elegant and architecturally significant hotel is a local landmark. Most of the plush rooms and suites offer ocean and coastline views; for a really opulent stay, reserve one of the two-storey penthouse suites or the super-deluxe presidential suite. An afternoon at the spa is a vacation in itself; salon services can be enjoyed in one of five Mediterranean-style treatment rooms or, better yet, under a cabana on the fifth-floor pool deck. The bar in the ornate and well-furnished lobby is a popular meeting spot for the bronzed and beautiful locals.
Area Los Angeles
Transport Bus 33, 333, SM1, SM7, SM10/I-10, exit 4th-5th Street south.
Telephone 1-310 581 5533
Rates $475-$875.
Facilities Business centre. Bar/café (2). Concierge. Gym. Internet: Wireless (paid) ($12). Parking: Parking (paid) ($35). Swimming pools. Restaurant (2). Room service. Spa facilities. TV: DVD & pay movies.
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