The Coco Club

"The Coco Club on top of The Beacon is the only hotel bar in Santa Monica that tourists haven’t heard about yet, and it's got great views. In addition to hosting dance parties every Friday night (with DJs from 9pm-2am), this rooftop bar overlooking the California coastline has a wraparound terrace where you can sip a tequila sunrise and watch the sun clock out for the day. The place stays calm through the early evening and then gets clubbier most nights and weekends—that's when you can expect a crowd of leather-clad people two-stepping between cheetah sculptures or hoping to have meet-cutes in the green velvet booths near the bar." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder

"The Coco Club on top of The Beacon feels like the only hotel bar in Santa Monica that tourists haven’t heard about yet, and it's got great views. In addition to hosting dance parties every Friday night (with DJs from 9pm-2am), this rooftop bar overlooking the California coastline has a wraparound terrace where you can sip a tequila sunrise and watch the sun clock out for the day. The place stays calm through the early evening and then gets clubbier most nights and weekends—that's when you can expect a crowd of leather-clad people two-stepping between cheetah sculptures or hoping to have meet-cutes in the green velvet booths near the bar." - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren

"When a rooftop bar hosts DJ sets overlooking the California coastline and still doesn't feel too touristy, we want to tell everybody we know about it. So here goes nothing: The Coco Club on top of The Beacon hotel hosts dance parties every Friday night (with DJs from 9pm-2am), and there's a wraparound terrace where you can sip a tequila sunrise and watch the sun clock out for the day. The place stays calm through the early evening and gets clubbier most nights and weekends—that's when you can expect a crowd of leather-clad people two-stepping between cheetah sculptures or hoping to have meet-cutes in the green velvet booths near the bar." - Nikko Duren

"Tuck into this indoor-outdoor rooftop lounge for beachside breezes and views at the former Shangri-La, which is now called the Beacon Hotel. Onyx’s menu is dependably straightforward, with things like Brussels sprouts and sliders on the menu. The cocktails are equally approachable." - Eater Staff