Santa Monica & the Westside
Where Los Angeles runs out of land: a grid of jacaranda streets that ends at the bluffs above the Pacific.
Los Angeles · California34.02° N, 118.49° W
About Santa Monica & the Westside
The marine layer keeps mornings cool and gray, and the evenings arrive slowly in gold. Stay here for walkable streets, the ocean at the end of every westbound road and design-led hotels a few blocks from the sand.
Where to stay
Each with an honest health profile: what is confirmed, what the hotel says, and what we have not reviewed yet.
Santa Monica · California
Santa Monica Proper Hotel
A 1920s landmark and a new wing layered by Kelly Wearstler in plaster, oak and pale tones.
Profile in progressnot met: room scent, some rooms24 of 25 not yet reviewed
West Hollywood · California
1 Hotel West Hollywood
Reclaimed timber, organic cotton and a kitchen garden, high on the Sunset Strip.
Profile in progressnot met: carpet24 of 25 not yet reviewed
Santa Monica · California
Viceroy Santa Monica
A renovated beachfront hotel that says it makes its own cleaning solution on site.
Profile in progress1 hotel-reported24 of 25 not yet reviewed