One of eight vibes
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
4 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
The Bungalow draws an energetic coastal crowd around garden fire pits and billiards.
Huntley Hotel Santa Monica Beach
The eighteenth-floor Penthouse lounge brings ocean panoramas, curtained cabanas, and late-night DJ sets.
Santa Monica Proper Hotel
Open-air sunset cocktails and DJ sets draw crowds to the seventh-floor Calabra rooftop pool deck.
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.