The 9 Best Luxury Hotels in Santa Monica
Shutters on the Beach, Casa Del Mar and the other houses in our selection in Santa Monica – hand-picked by our travel experts. Anyone booking through suitespot also receives breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – a package of more than €500.
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The best-known hotels in Santa Monica
Several loyalty programs are represented in Santa Monica. The table assigns each property to its program and adds district, rating and the rate a night starts at. At the top of our recommendation: the Shutters on the Beach Santa Monica.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutters on the Beach Santa Monica | Downtown | ★ 4.7/5 | 439 € |
| Casa Del Mar Santa Monica | – | ★ 4.4/5 | 526 € |
| Huntley Santa Monica Beach | Downtown | ★ 4.3/5 | 405 € |
| Oceana Santa Monica | Downtown | ★ 4.2/5 | 732 € |
| Regent Santa Monica Beach | Pier | ★ 4.1/5 | 815 € |
| Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica | Downtown | ★ 4.0/5 | 458 € |
| Sandbourne Santa Monica | Ocean Park | ★ 3.9/5 | 285 € |
| Santa Monica Proper Hotel | Downtown | ★ 3.9/5 | 422 € |
| Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica | – | ★ 3.7/5 | 472 € |
Current offers & deals for luxury hotels in Santa Monica
Offers come and go; the suitespot benefits stay. What is additionally bookable in Santa Monica right now, and until when, is listed below. Worth singling out: Third night free at the Regent Santa Monica Beach.
| Hotel | Offer | Bookable until |
|---|---|---|
| Regent Santa Monica Beach | Third night free | December 26, 2026 |
| Shutters on the Beach Santa Monica | Third night free, subject to availability. ( Suites excluded ) | December 28, 2026 |
| Casa Del Mar Santa Monica | Third night free. | December 28, 2026 |
| Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica | Fourth night free | April 24, 2027 |
Your guide to the best hotels in Santa Monica
Shutters on the Beach Santa Monica · DowntownWe list 9 hotels here with a median of 458 € a night – above San Diego (311 €) and Los Angeles (308 €), below Malibu (717 €).At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
9 hotels in Santa Monica – how to choose
Between the most expensive hotel and the most affordable there are often only a few blocks.
Casa Del Mar Santa MonicaRight on the Ocean Avenue and the beach stand five addresses: the Shutters on the Beach on Pico Boulevard, the Casa Del Mar on Ocean Way, the Regent Santa Monica Beach and the Sandbourne Santa Monica near the pier, and the Oceana Santa Monica further north, whose categories are named for the ocean view. Our recommendation: the Shutters on the Beach.
One block inland, on Wilshire and in downtown, come the Huntley Santa Monica Beach on 2nd Street, the Fairmont Miramar on Wilshire with categories facing the ocean and the Santa Monica Proper with a category facing the garden. Our recommendation: the Huntley.
And south of them, on Pico Boulevard, the Le Méridien Delfina.
Our travel advisors' insider tip
Two blocks apart – and three times the breakfast.
Almost every hotel here gives you a daily breakfast credit, but the amounts differ widely. At the Regent Santa Monica Beach it is 60 US dollars a day, at the Fairmont Miramar and the Santa Monica Proper 35 each, at the Shutters, the Casa Del Mar and the Sandbourne 30 each, at the Oceana 25 and at the Huntley 20. At the Le Méridien Delfina breakfast for two is included outright.
For one night that is a footnote. Over five nights it is a difference of between 100 and 300 US dollars – and some of these hotels are within sight of each other.
Which makes one calculation genuinely worth doing here: multiply the breakfast credit by your number of nights before you compare two hotels. On short stays the location decides; on long ones the credit can reverse the order.
The selection starts at 285 € at the Sandbourne and 405 € at the Huntley.
And in all nine hotels the suitespot benefits apply from the first night.
Where to stay in Santa Monica: the beach or Wilshire
From LAX it is twenty minutes north – no other destination of this size lies closer.
Huntley Santa Monica Beach · DowntownStay on the beach if the day should happen by the water: the pier with its Ferris wheel, the bike path to Venice and back, the palisades above the coast. Our recommendation: the Shutters on the Beach, for us the first address in the city.
Stay on Wilshire and in downtown if the evening should happen on foot: the Third Street Promenade, the restaurants on Montana Avenue, Bergamot Station with its galleries. Our recommendation: the Huntley Santa Monica Beach.
And on Pico Boulevard you stay quieter and closer to the arterial road (recommendation: the Le Méridien Delfina).
For orientation: Venice is half an hour on foot along the water, Malibu forty minutes up the coast by car, downtown Los Angeles thirty to sixty depending on traffic.
Rooms, suites and villas in Santa Monica
Here you eat by the water and in the side streets off Montana Avenue.
Oceana Santa Monica · DowntownThe highest breakfast credit is at the Regent with 60 US dollars a day. Then come the Fairmont Miramar and the Santa Monica Proper at 35 each, the Shutters, the Casa Del Mar and the Sandbourne at 30 each – there at its own Marelle – the Oceana at 25 and the Huntley at 20. At the Le Méridien Delfina breakfast for two is included.
For the evening: the farmers' market on Arizona Avenue on Wednesdays and Saturdays, where the city's kitchens shop too; the fish places by the pier; and Montana Avenue for everything quieter.
If you want to go further: Venice is walkable, and downtown Los Angeles is another city entirely.
What a stay in Santa Monica costs
The median is 458 € a night. The selection starts at 285 € at the Sandbourne Santa Monica and runs to 815 € at the Regent Santa Monica Beach.
In between sit the Huntley from 405 €, the Santa Monica Proper from 422 €, the Shutters from 439 € and the Fairmont Miramar from 458 €; above them the Oceana from 732 €.
Against the neighbours: Los Angeles sits at 308 €, San Diego at 311 € and Malibu at 717 €. So you pay a premium over the city for the coast – and get the beach at the door instead of a drive to it.
It costs least in late autumn and winter, when the air is clearest and you can see from the palisades all the way to Catalina. Book early for the summer holidays, the weeks around New Year and awards season in February – those are the most sought-after nights of the year.
And whatever the date: you get the suitespot benefits in the quietest week of the year just as you do in the busiest.
Dining, beach and exclusive services
Santa Monica is where Los Angeles stops and the ocean starts – and it works on foot, which around here is unusual.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comWorth seeing are the pier of 1909 with its solar-powered Ferris wheel, Palisades Park on the bluff, the end of Route 66, Bergamot Station with its galleries in an old streetcar depot, and the bike path that runs 35 kilometres along the coast.
For a day trip: up the coast to Malibu, the Getty Center above the Sepulveda Pass, or Venice with its canals.
Alongside breakfast, an upgrade where available and late check-out, five of the 9 hotels add a freely usable credit of 100 US dollars – the Shutters, the Casa Del Mar, the Huntley, the Oceana and the Regent. At the Santa Monica Proper it applies to selected rates, and from the Deluxe Suite a further 100 US dollars for food and drink is added there from two nights.
At the Fairmont Miramar a credit of 100 US dollars applies to food and drink or the spa, and at the Sandbourne to food and drink.
One more thing worth noting: in all nine hotels you earn points and status – across five programmes, most often iPrefer and Marriott Bonvoy with three hotels each. We register your VIP status before you arrive.
Earn points & use your status in Santa Monica
Most properties in this selection earn with I Prefer. Your status benefits and points stay intact: suitespot books direct rates, not consolidator fares. The programs you will find in Santa Monica:
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Santa Monica |
|---|---|---|
| I Prefer | 3 hotels | Shutters on the Beach Santa Monica, Casa Del Mar Santa Monica, Huntley Santa Monica Beach |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 3 hotels | Sandbourne Santa Monica, Santa Monica Proper Hotel, Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica |
| ALL (Accor) | 1 hotel | Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica |
| Hilton Honors | 1 hotel | Oceana Santa Monica |
| IHG One Rewards | 1 hotel | Regent Santa Monica Beach |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Santa Monica
What does a hotel in Santa Monica cost?
The median is 458 € a night – above Los Angeles (308 €) and San Diego (311 €), below Malibu (717 €). The selection starts at 285 € and runs to 815 €.
Which is the most affordable hotel in Santa Monica?
The Sandbourne Santa Monica on Ocean Avenue from 285 €, then the Huntley Santa Monica Beach from 405 € and the Santa Monica Proper Hotel from 422 €.
Where should I stay in Santa Monica?
On the beach along Ocean Avenue if the day should happen by the water – our recommendation is Shutters on the Beach, for us the first address in the city. On Wilshire and in downtown for evenings on foot along the Third Street Promenade (recommendation: Huntley Santa Monica Beach). And on Pico Boulevard for more quiet (recommendation: Le Méridien Delfina).
Is Santa Monica the same as Los Angeles?
No. Santa Monica is a city of its own within Los Angeles County, with its own administration and its own beach; downtown Los Angeles is thirty to sixty minutes away depending on traffic. The medians are 458 € against 308 € – so you pay a premium for the coast.
Which hotel in Santa Monica has an ocean view?
Our data lists ocean view categories for the Oceana, the Casa Del Mar, the Huntley, the Regent, the Fairmont Miramar and Shutters on the Beach; at the Sandbourne and the Le Méridien Delfina there are categories with a partial ocean view.
How large are the suites in Santa Monica?
Of 211 categories, 68 are suites. For the largest, our data lists 297 square metres at the Regent Santa Monica Beach (Santa Monica Suite), and 202 and 178 for two more there. Then comes the Casa Del Mar with 177.
Where do I earn points and status in Santa Monica – and where is there a 100 US dollar credit?
In all nine hotels you earn points and status, across 5 programmes; the most common are iPrefer and Marriott Bonvoy with three hotels each. A freely usable credit of 100 US dollars is added at five hotels, and at the Santa Monica Proper for selected rates; at the Fairmont Miramar it applies to food and drink or the spa, and at the Sandbourne to food and drink.
Is there a minimum stay in Santa Monica?
No. In all nine hotels the suitespot benefits apply from the first night. An additional credit from two nights is available at the Santa Monica Proper from the Deluxe Suite.
