Shutters on the Beach
Hotel · Ocean Park
1 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Highlights
Elegant beachfront hotel with refined rooms, dining, pool & spa
Elegant beachfront hotel with refined rooms, dining, pool & spa
"When Shutters On The Beach opened its doors in 1993, it was the only hotel in L.A. with beach access. While that’s no longer the case, it remains one of the most celebrity-laden places to stay in the area. (During my family’s recent stay there, my young son was rescued from a momentarily stuck elevator by seemingly half of the Denver Nuggets, instantly minting him as a new NBA fan, though the hotel is perhaps more famous as the location for a million studio-sponsored celebrity interviews over decades.) Shutters also boasts an amazing art collection (Hockney, Lichtenstein, Motherwell, Diebenkorn, to name but a few of the artists in their arsenal), a lively social scene at its pool, and its location is a kind of perfection: anything in L.A. is within easy striking distance, yet it’s also the perfect escape when you’ve had too much of it all and need some quiet, reserved calm. Oh, yeah, that beach. –Corey Seymour, senior editor"
"A Cape Cod–inspired oceanfront resort with 198 rooms and suites—many featuring balconies and sunken Jacuzzi tubs—where blue-and-white interiors and floor-to-ceiling shutters open to direct beachfront views. The hotel emphasizes laid-back luxury through a reimagined living room, year-round heated pool with curtained cabanas, an activity center stocked with beach gear, a serene One Spa, and coastal dining that includes blue crab and hamachi crudo at a celebrated on-site restaurant; an impressive art collection is displayed throughout the property." - Chris Dong
"Shutters On The Beach in Santa Monica has a $95 per person, three-course, pick-your-own menu including a choice of appetizer, main, and dessert. Options include pumpkin soup, house-smoked salmon and caviar, braised short ribs, vegetable lasagna, and toasted almond chocolate flourless cake. Pre-order online for these Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day set menus." - brett keating
"The oceanfront Santa Monica restaurant is serving a three-course menu. It’s a pretty traditional lineup of Thanksgiving classics like turkey and cranberry salad, plus a few fancy sides and appetizers like pomegranate-glazed carrots, celery root pureé, and chestnut and leek soup." - sylvio martins
"The popular Santa Monica hotel restaurant is doing a three-course Easter brunch menu for $85 per person. For appetizers, you get to choose between things such as gravlax, gazpacho, and French toast, while mains entree options include brisket hash, sea bass, and pasta. Plus, there’s a brownie and carrot cake for dessert. Available for both takeout and delivery." - brant cox
