One MICHELIN Key each, a heated pool at both and the same town, so it comes down to the sand. Shutters on the Beach, from about $740, if you want the beach path at the door and a sunset drink in the Living Room; Santa Monica Proper Hotel, from about $585, if you would rather have Kelly Wearstler interiors, a rooftop pool and the Third Street Promenade seven minutes' walk away.
A beach-house hotel on the sand in Santa Monica, with an ocean-view pool and the pier nine minutes' walk north.
$$$From about $740 a night
Choose Shutters on the Beach if
A beach-first Los Angeles trip
Sunset drinks and live music
Bike rides along the beach path
Romantic weekends on the coast
The catch
A $60 nightly resort fee plus tax is added to every stay, and overnight valet is $90 a night, so a room that starts around $740 comes to about $930 with the 15 per cent hotel tax, the fee and $11.25 in nightly tourism fees, before the car.
Kelly Wearstler interiors across a 1928 city landmark and a new building, with a rooftop pool in downtown Santa Monica.
$$$From about $585 a night
Choose Santa Monica Proper Hotel if
Design lovers
A first stay in Santa Monica
Rooftop sunsets
Walkable city days
The catch
A $55 nightly destination fee plus tax is added to every stay, and valet parking is $90.27 per vehicle with tax, so the room rate is not the nightly cost, least of all for a guest with a car.
One MICHELIN Key each, a heated pool at both and the same town, so it comes down to the sand. Shutters on the Beach, from about $740, if you want the beach path at the door and a sunset drink in the Living Room; Santa Monica Proper Hotel, from about $585, if you would rather have Kelly Wearstler interiors, a rooftop pool and the Third Street Promenade seven minutes' walk away.
Good questions about Shutters on the Beach vs Santa Monica Proper Hotel
Shutters on the Beach or Santa Monica Proper Hotel?
One MICHELIN Key each, a heated pool at both and the same town, so it comes down to the sand. Shutters on the Beach, from about $740, if you want the beach path at the door and a sunset drink in the Living Room; Santa Monica Proper Hotel, from about $585, if you would rather have Kelly Wearstler interiors, a rooftop pool and the Third Street Promenade seven minutes' walk away.
Is Shutters on the Beach worth it?
Book Shutters on the Beach to sleep a few steps from the sand in Santa Monica, with the pier a short walk north. Pay the step to an Ocean View Room for the Pacific in view from your balcony, and budget for the resort fee and the valet. A polished beach-house hotel on public sand, where the pool, the Living Room and the path to the pier are the point and a sea view costs extra. Expect a busy lobby and a bill with fees on top.
Does Shutters on the Beach have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
Is Santa Monica Proper Hotel worth it?
Book Santa Monica Proper to sleep inside a Kelly Wearstler interior in walkable downtown Santa Monica, with a rooftop pool for the afternoon. Pay the step up to a Landmark Garden Terrace for private outdoor space in the 1928 building, and budget for the $55 fee and valet. A design-first hotel in two buildings, with a public rooftop and a walkable downtown address, rather than a beach hotel or a quiet retreat. Expect a lively roof, interiors you will photograph and a walk of 17 to 19 minutes to the sand.
Does Santa Monica Proper Hotel have a pool or a beach?
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
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