Santa Monica Luxury Hotels & Destination
Santa Monica, CA Destination
Santa Monica is world famous for its amazing beaches, its sunny climate, and its fresh, energetic approach to life: there is always something happening on a Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation. On a luxury hotel vacation to Santa Monica, you can enjoy all the unique qualities that make Santa Monica such a desirable destination from the comfort and elegance of your small, sophisticated hotel. The energy in Santa Monica is electric: this makes every minute of your Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation fun and adventurous, but it will also make you glad for the serenity and style of your luxury hotel. There is no doubt that Santa Monica is the premier Los Angeles beach destination: since 1890, when the trolley system that linked Santa Monica to Los Angeles was built, visitors have been flocking to this beautiful coastal town. From the advantageous spot of your Santa Monica hotel, you will see firsthand why Santa Monica, for a small town, is famous world-wide. It is easy to fall in love with the exuberance that is Santa Monica on a luxury hotel vacation.
Santa Monica Arts and Culture
Despite the crowded, busy and always engaging beach scene, Santa Monica has a robust arts and culture side that luxury hotel visitors will enjoy. Owing to the beautiful Southern California climate, much of the art in Santa Monica can be found outside. For example, along Main Street is a stainless-steel and copper-link chain statement art called Chain Reaction, which was created by renowned artist Paul Conrad as a statement against nuclear war. No luxury hotel guest should miss seeing this beautiful, famous work of art while on a Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation. Right down the street from this unusual piece of art is the California Heritage Museum, which showcases various periods of history in California and is a great way for luxury hotel guests to gain insight into Santa Monica and California as a whole. While on Main Street on your Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation, you will certainly notice a large building shaped like a pair of binoculars: this is the Chiat Day Mojo Advertising Agency, whose unusual façade was designed by famous architect Frank Gehry. Even luxury hotel guests who are not architecture buffs will enjoy this awesome sight. And, finally, the greatest place to take in the art scene on your Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation is by visiting Bergamot Station, which is a five acre arts complex that occupies an abandoned trolley station. These aluminum sided buildings look rugged, but luxury hotel guests will quickly find that elegance pervades: from the high-tech styling to the twenty galleries that feature contemporary and radical art. Inside Bergamot Station is the Santa Monica Museum of Art, which focuses on contemporary art, including performance and multimedia art. Luxury hotel guests who are art lovers will consider this a highlight to their Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation.
Getty Center
The Getty Center is one of the biggest attractions for the urbane and sophisticated luxury hotel guest. World renowned for its amazing architecture and wealth of art, the Getty Center sits above Santa Monica is the Santa Monica Mountains. The Getty Center is dedicated to art and cultural heritage, and is now a 110 acre complex which houses the Getty Museum, home to the likes of paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne and Rembrandt. Santa Monica luxury hotel guests will also appreciate the emphasis on decorate arts, as well, with antique French furniture, ornate chandeliers and Napoleonic tapestries all adorning the center. Any luxury hotel guest who enjoys art will find that the Getty Center is worth a long visit.
Santa Monica Parks and Beach
Staying outside is the best way to fully experience Santa Monica on a luxury hotel vacation. Lush parks and white sandy beaches are hallmarks of Santa Monica, and should definitely be discovered on a Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation. Palisades Park is the most famous park in Santa Monica: overlooking the ocean and stretching for 1.5 miles along the edge of a cliff, Palisades Park is the kind of beauty that will have luxury hotel guests wowing over. Palisades Park gets crowded around sunset: but luxury hotel guests should brave the crowds in order to catch the brilliant pinks, oranges and reds of the fiery sun as it sets. This is one of the best places in the United States to watch this amazing natural wonder. Luxury hotel guests who are looking for exercise will find the paths and trails of Palisades Park perfect for running or jogging, and can end their run at beautiful Inspiration Point, where you can see all the way to Malibu. The beach, of course, is another big outdoors draw on a Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation. Santa Monica Beach was made famous by Baywatch, but luxury hotel guests should not fear that the beach is tawdry or tacky: elegance and style is evident everywhere you look on Santa Monica beach, and the amenities are first-class. Sure, you may occasionally dodge a Frisbee, but this is all part of the fun of a Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation.
Santa Monica Pier
Just northeast of the beach is Santa Monica Pier, which dates from 1908 and is the oldest amusement pier in the United States. It would be a mistake for luxury hotel guests to discount the pier as mainly for families with kids: choosing Santa Monica for a luxury hotel vacation is to embrace its fun, old-fashioned side. So luxury hotel guests should feel perfectly welcome to jump on the giant Ferris wheel, or to take a spin on the 1922 carousel. All of this hearkens back to an older form of entertainment that is as romantic and nostalgic as it is fun on a luxury hotel vacation. For luxury hotel guests who are adventurous, take a quick lesson at the Trapeze School, which teaches everything from trapeze skills to acrobatic yoga. At the Trapeze School, you can see the beautiful Santa Monica coastline and the glittering Pacific go on for miles. Once the sun goes down, Santa Monica Pier becomes a hotspot for fun and joviality. Rustys Surf Ranch is a great place to head to at night: they feature live music, dancing and a full service restaurant.
Santa Monica City Life
Luxury hotel guests will discover that Santa Monica is a vibrant, bustling city, where people congregate outside and energy is everywhere you go. The Third Street Promenade is a popular spot for luxury hotel guests and all Santa Monica tourists: considered one of the liveliest areas in all of Los Angeles, you might even bump into a famous face. The Third Street Promenade is three blocks of shops, cafes and theaters. Street performers are everywhere you look and the general air is of fun and excitement. For a calmer, slightly more upscale Santa Monica experience on your luxury hotel vacation, then head to Main Street, where shops, restaurants and galleries abound. More elegant and mellow than the Third Street Promenade, many Santa Monica luxury hotel guests find themselves right at home on Main Street.
Other elegant shopping areas in Santa Monica include the streets of Montana Avenue and Santa Monica Place. Luxury hotel guests will find plenty of the latest fashions on a Santa Monica luxury hotel vacation. The Santa Monica Design District, just off the Third Street Promenade, is another great destination for luxury hotel guests: consisting of a group of showrooms that bring modern home and workplace design to the forefront, this is the place to go to see the most cutting edge of home fashion. Among many others, Boffi and Design Within Reach are both popular showrooms. Dining and enjoying the local gastronomy scene is another favorite pastime of luxury hotel guests: Santa Monica has consistently been rated as one of the best food towns in Southern California, so luxury hotel guests can trust that your sophisticated pallet will not be disappointed.
Santa Monica has it all on a luxury hotel vacation: a bustling arts and culture scene that guarantees once-in-a-lifetime sights, easy access to the best of the Southern California, and a fun, exciting energy that will make every luxury hotel guest feel like a kid again. It is impossible for luxury hotel guests not to fall in love with Santa Monica!
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