Hotel Bel-AirvsHuntley Santa Monica Beach
Huntley Santa Monica Beach and Hotel Bel-Air are both praised by expert writers. Overall, Hotel Bel-Air is preferred by most professionals compared to Huntley Santa Monica Beach. Hotel Bel-Air scores 95 with approval from 23 reviews like Star Service, goop and Insight Guides.
Hotel Bel-Air Show All Reviews
701 Stone Canyon Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90077
From $695/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"This opulent early-20th-century castle wins a never-ending stream of praise for its faultless service, luxurious accommodations, and magical ambience." Full review
Fodor's
"This Spanish Mission-style icon has been a discreet hillside retreat for celebrities and society types since 1946, and recently reopened its pink doors to unveil an updated look." Full review
Insight Guides
"Deluxe and seductive, this is a long-standing movie-star hideaway in landscaped grounds in a secluded canyon."
Jetsetter
"Recently revamped Mission-style resort in Bel Air’s lush hills, with a Wolfgang Puck restaurant and La Prairie Spa." Full review
Lonely Planet
"One of LA’s iconic properties, this Bel Air hideaway favored by royalty... is a classy Spanish Colonial estate where white swans preen in romantic gardens." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Luxury is taken very seriously at this romantic retreat cherished for its tranquility and tropical gardens complete with white swans."
Rough Guide
"The nicest hotel in LA bar none – and the only business in Bel Air – in a lushly overgrown canyon."
Time Out
"The Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie may just prove once and for all that nature and nurture can coexist in equal measure." Full review
Time Out
"This elite and quietly decadent Mission-style '20s hotel, a dreamy getaway on 12 fairytale acres of lush landscaping, reopened in 2011 after a major two-year overhaul." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Long ranked among the world's finest hotels, these 12 acres of lush gardens and waterfalls resemble a private estate."
Huntley Santa Monica Beach Show All Reviews
1111 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403
From $358/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Concierge
"Anything above the fourteenth floor on the west side is take-your-breath-away territory."
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Avoid only summer, when morning fog can hang over the coast and the boardwalk gets crowded.
Fodor's
"A school of 300 ceramic fish crossing a lobby wall sets the tone at this stylish property." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Santa Monica’s newest and most stylish boutique nest offers olive-green rooms with chocolate-wood furnishings, lush linens and designer suites with mid-century style seating." Full review
Oyster
4.0
"A design-conscious, thoroughly un-beachy 18-floor hotel in the center of a beachside community with an exceptional restaurant." Full review
Time Out
"There's something of the W chain about this operation, located in the building that previously housed a branch of the unremarkable Radisson chain." Full review
Star Service
"With that said, travelers here may have to work to get to the action, but they are still within strolling distance of the pier, beach, shopping and entertainment." Full review
Gayot
"This intimate residential tower is set amidst quaint seaside apartment buildings and cottages just blocks from the sea cliffs above the Santa Monica Beach and Pier."
BlackBook
"Ocean chic is what it's all about at this it hotel on the shores of tawny Santa Monica. Seaside retreat, but with a touch of cool."
Zagat
4.3
""Modern" accommodations with "large" bathrooms and "beautiful" linens stand out at this "trendy" Santa Monica find with "spectacular" bay views from the "cool" penthouse restaurant."
Jetsetter
"The genius of designer Thomas Schoos, who headed an $18 million renovation in 2005, brought this hotel into the realm of the uniquely hip." Full review