No. 01
1 hotel
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
1 hotel
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
1 hotel
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
11 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Hotel Casa Del Mar
Interiors by Michael S. Smith with striped indoor cabanas and mosaic tilework.
Huntley Hotel Santa Monica Beach
Thomas Schoos designed a lobby wall filled with three hundred white ceramic piranhas.
Maison Twenty Seven
Lobby spaces paved with Malibu tile, wood-burning hearths, and original arched iron casements.
Oceana Santa Monica
Anna Busta coastal interiors paired with a Martin Brudnizki brasserie featuring custom straw marquetry.
Regent Santa Monica Beach
Sunlit public spaces pair AvroKO's brass sail lobby dividers with Orla's intricate three-hundred-thousand-tile mosaic octopus floor.
Sandbourne Santa Monica
Curved architectural lines, pink-toned chukum plaster walls, and bespoke ceramic lanterns shape the coastal interiors.
Shore Hotel
Gensler framed the open courtyard in pale sandstone and marine-grade stainless steel.
Shutters on the Beach
Nantucket-inspired interiors set white wooden shutters against original prints by David Hockney.
The Eden
Nautical ocean liner curves shape rose-tinted Art Deco interiors overlooking the Pacific.
The Pierside Santa Monica
A sixty-foot Shepard Fairey mural marks coastal interiors detailed in warm timber.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
