Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Information & Amenities
Amenity highlights: The large oceanfront pool is paired with a spa tub. Food-and-beverage service is available on the sundeck. Ocean and Vine, the hotel’s beach-view restaurant, showcases “farm to table” California cuisine, with indoor and outdoor seating. The fitness center/day spa suits the Southern California lifestyle with a sauna, steam room, eight treatment rooms, a salon, personal training, and classes including yoga and Pilates (surcharges for personal training, classes, and spa/salon services).
Property Amenities
Perched above miles of coastline, this contemporary hotel is two blocks from the Santa Monica Convention Center, the famed Pier, and Third Street Promenade shops, restaurants, and nightclubs. A short path leads directly to the beach.
A glowing fire pit is the centerpiece of the hotel’s stylish Ocean and Vine restaurant, where the accent is on innovative California fare prepared with fresh local ingredients. Papillon, the fireside bar, frequently hosts live entertainment.
The business center, open 24 hours and staffed during the day, offers computers with high-speed Internet access, printers, a fax machine, and a copier (surcharges). Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in the lobby and restaurant, and by the pool.
Valet parking:
$28 per 24-hour period. Underground, secured garage. In/out privileges.
Fee does not include tax and is subject to change without prior notification.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Number of rooms: 342
- Number of floors: 8
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Fireplace in lobby
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Health club
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Parking garage
- Patio
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
- Secretarial services
- Security guard
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
The seven-story Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel offers 342 guestrooms, all with high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Decor is contemporary, with soft colors inspired by the sand, sunshine, and sky. Sliding glass doors open to small step-out balconies with city or partial-ocean views.
Beds feature goose-down duvets and pillows, 300-thread-count linens, and padded tweed headboards. Bathrooms include televisions, bathrobes, makeup mirrors, scales, and Bloom products. All rooms offer CD players, cable TV with premium channels, and three multi-line phones, including one in the bathroom.
Room Features
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Minibar
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Bathroom scale
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Area Attractions
Santa Monica Beach - adjacent
Santa Monica Convention Center - 2 blocks
Third Street Promenade - 2 blocks
Santa Monica Pier - 2 blocks
Venice/Muscle Beach - 3 miles
Marina del Rey - 4 miles
Century City - 6 miles
Beverly Hills - 8 miles
Hollywood - 12.5 miles
Walt Disney Concert Hall - 16 miles
Downtown Los Angeles - 16 miles
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): Approximate driving time to Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel is 25 minutes and distance is eight miles.
Driving directions from Los Angeles International Airport:
- Exit Century Blvd and drive east, following signs to I-405 N.
- Take I-405 N to I-10 W.
- From I-10 W, take the 4th Street exit.
- Turn left onto 4th St, then right onto Pico Blvd.
- Turn right onto Ocean Blvd. Loews Santa Monica is on the left.
Getting there: Taxis are about $30. Shuttle vans are about $14. Rental cars are available online.
Getting around: Many attractions are within easy walking distance. Public buses stop within two blocks of the hotel; fare is about $1.25. Taxi fare to Venice Beach is $10–$15. Rental cars are recommended for guests wishing to explore the greater Los Angeles area.
All prices are subject to change.
Activities
The hotel’s large outdoor pool faces the Pacific Ocean. A spacious health club/spa offers cardio equipment, resistance machines, and free weights. Personal training and fitness classes are available for surcharges. Women’s and men’s locker rooms include saunas and steam rooms.
Loews is adjacent to Santa Monica Beach, where activities include swimming, boogie boarding, body surfing, bird watching, beachcombing, and volleyball. An ocean-view beach walk/bicycle path directly in front of the hotel stretches from Marina del Rey to Malibu. The hotel can arrange rentals of bicycles and in-line skates.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site at Loews, or near the hotel in the Los Angeles area; fees may apply.
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Swimming on site
- Whale-watching nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Aerobics on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Fishing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Playground nearby
Restaurants & Bars
Ocean and Vine - California “farm to table” restaurant showcasing fresh ingredients from local farmers markets. Ocean views. Stone fire pit in center of room. Indoor and outdoor seating. Extensive wine list representing California and beyond. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Papillon - Lobby bar with plasma TVs, leather chairs, fireplace, frequent live entertainment. Wine, cocktails, tapas-style dishes.
Location
1700 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
USA
Nearest major airport:
Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.)
Area:
Beach Cities, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Important Information
The hotel welcomes pets at no extra charge.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 18 and younger when staying in the same room as their parents or guardians.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) are complimentary and should be requested at time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets accepted
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
