The Georgian Hotel

"The Georgian’s classic Art Deco, pastel blue facade has seen the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable step through its doors over the decades. After a buzzy renovation and reopening in 2023, it’s welcomed a new generation of Tinseltown hedonists. The rooms pay homage to the seaside location in a breezy palette of crisp white and sky blue, while the lavishly-appointed ground floor restaurant—all striped awnings and flamingo pink—is now joined by the subterranean The Georgian Room, which, with its red velvet banquettes and gilded details offers a slice of old Hollywood right by the sea. —Liam Hess"

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"This hotel lobby bar in Santa Monica channels its Art Deco roots with live jazz, ice cold martinis, and bartenders in waistcoats. It sits inside the oceanfront Georgian Hotel (which dates back to the 1930’s) and works especially well for pre-dinner drinks. On Wednesday and Thursday nights, the horseshoe bar is lined with nicely dressed Westsiders  sipping cocktails and judging tourists as a saxophonist plays classics. For a more intimate date night experience, book a leather booth at the candlelit piano bar in the basement. " - brant cox, sylvio martins

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"You got through the awkward first date unscathed. Time to go to the Georgian Room and assess how serious it could get. This upscale Italian steakhouse in Santa Monica, hidden in the basement of The Georgian Hotel, looks like a dark, 1930s dinner parlor where bankers would take secret girlfriends for a rendezvous. A crooner sings big band covers in the corner, martinis land on every table, and hulking cuts of meat arrive spot-on medium-rare. Every table is filled with martinis. You’ll have to find a mysterious doorbell and place a privacy sticker over your phone camera to get in, which is a little much, but tonight is high stakes, so the extra effort is warranted. " - brant cox, sylvio martins

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"Sirena, the Italian restaurant at the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, is now serving afternoon tea on select Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. for $85 per person. The menu, created by chefs David Almany and Thessa Diadem, includes tea, savories like cheese and onion biscuits, a trio of scones (plain, blueberry, and coffee date) with accouterments, and desserts." - Cathy Chaplin

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"I consider the Georgian Hotel a small luxury boutique option in an Art Deco blue building on Ocean Avenue with higher-end appointments, solid on-site food and beverage via California Italian restaurant Sirena and the clubby Georgian Room, and rates around $350 to $550." - Matthew Kang