Literally one of my favorite spots on the planet. I absolutely love it. My daughter was a flower girl at a wedding here once and it will forever be burned in my brain. As will the views, the service, the rooms and most of all the air. So nice. If I were a rich enough man I'd live there.

Wonderful brunch spot

Their weekend brunch, directly on the beach, is a great way to get away from it all for the price of a couple of mimosas.

Ok this is the place. The beach, the rooms feel like your staying in some cool southern beach house. Everything is perfect. Stayed here a lot.

All Beach

When you want to stay on the beach in Santa Monica, this is one of the best places. You can literally walk outside and step on the beach. And, it has an awesome outdoor pool with a great deck overlooking the ocean. So this is a great place if you are relaxing or with a date. Business trippers should head elsewhere.

Fun getaway

This is a fun local weekend getaway place. It has wonderful views. The rooms are crisp and white and fluffy -- just what you think from an ocean front hotel. The pool area is smallish but you are near the beach so you may not need it. The views are best overlooking the strand however try to stay in a room away from the outside patio bar area -- it can be pretty noisy.

If you stay here I recommend the restaurant, One Pico, inside the hotel. Fantastic!