Los Angeles luxury Hotel, Oceana Santa Monica -- As soon as you enter one of the oversized suites, you will know what it is to be immersed in luxury, from the eclectic mix of comfortable furnishings to a 50 inch plasma HD TV and essential bedside iPod docking station.
The Oceana Santa Monica hotel epitomises the sunny optimism and happy-go-lucky charm of SoCal's surf crowd: it's bold, bright, sociable, carefree, and its natural home is by the sea. The rooms are big, the vibe is ultra laid-back and there's quirky retro colour in every corner.
Each suite also features a game table for backgammon, chess and checkers, as well as a selection of great books and a minibar filled with your favorite treats. Adjacent to the living room is a private work area with an executive desk, high-speed internet access and wireless capabilities. In the bedroom we focused on your comfort, from the high- thread-count Egyptian cotton linens and 32" LCD HD TV, to the tranquil blue-toned walls chosen to complement the orange colors of the legendary Santa Monica sunsets.
Many of the suites feature balconies and lanais where you will be fanned by the ocean breeze while dining al fresco or catching up on your reading.
Address of Oceana Santa Monica:
849 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Oceana Hotel restaurant
Like a light, bright beach club, the Ocean Lounge restaurant serves up a fresh mix of unfussy seasonal dishes that put a sophisticated twist on the classics - hamachi carpaccio, pizza arrabiata or gruyere and gran padano cheese burgers, for example. The poolside menu features taste temptations from lobster rolls and salads to hot dogs.
Dress code
Totally relaxed: think colourful casuals from Lilly Pulitzer and Lacoste.
Top tableNab a table by the enormous picture window and watch the world go by on Ocean Avenue.
Room service
The full restaurant menu is (unfortunately for dieters) available in rooms from 7am until 11pm. After that, you'll have to raid your minibar for liquid refreshment.
Oceana Hotel bar
The Ocean Lounge poolside bar is a bona fide cocktail cabana with a super-imaginative menu of tipples. We love the booze-infused milkshakes and Mexican-flavour cocktails: try a Sugar Cane Horchata, a cold Michelada (beer with lime juice on the rocks), or deliciously refreshing Poolside Lemonade (Citron vodka with watermelon ice).
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