Eastern Malibu Malibu, California
Renovated
2017
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Local HeritageOutside the door
Malibu beach house
It runs like a private residence by the sea, where guests grab loaner surfboards and kick off their shoes.
“the 20-room Surfrider redux is very much of its place – a calm oasis of pastel hues, Belgian linen, rough-hewn timber surfaces, teak beds, woven grass rugs, and pitched ceilings.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Reclaimed teak floorboards, pitched ceilings, and custom furniture facing Surfrider Beach.
Remarkable
Custom retro surfboards to borrow, with picnic baskets packed for coastal canyon hikes.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler and Wallpaper*.
The look is pared-down and elegant, a sort of bohemian minimalism, the 20 rooms decorated in light neutrals that are full of organic textures.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Surfrider Beach and the wooden pilings of Malibu Pier sit directly across the Pacific Coast Highway.
The rooms
Custom teak beds sit beneath pitched ceilings, and upper rooms open onto oceanfront terraces with handwoven hammocks.
Treatments
- Treatments
- In-room massage treatments arranged on request with local practitioners using canyon wildflower botanical oils.
At the table
The guest-only rooftop bar serves coastal fare and botanical cocktails beside fire pits looking out over Malibu Pier.
A 1950s motor lodge was transformed into this light-filled, design-forward hotel owned by a California-born architect Matthew Goodwin, his Australian wife Emma Crowther-Goodwin, and their entrepreneur friend Alessandro Zampedri.
How it began
Built in 1953 as a roadside motor lodge, the building once hosted Laurel Canyon musicians and surf pioneers.
Good to know
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
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.
The eight vibes
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.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
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.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.