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Sonder The BeaconvsThe LINE LA
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica is preferred by most reviewers compared to The LINE. Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica comes in at 84 with accolades from 13 reviews like Star Service, Zagat and Frommer's.
Sonder The Beacon
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Gayot
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1301 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
From $301/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness "Its oceanfront Santa Monica location is great and the large rooms have ocean views."
Time Out "Thankfully the streamline moderne exterior has been preserved; inside, the rooms have been upgraded with hardwood floors." Full review
Gayot "Designed and constructed in the Art Deco style of the late 1930s, this Santa Monica landmark sits proudly on Ocean Avenue on a cliff just above the beach."
BlackBook "Classic hotel on the beach, shines for its Art Deco vibe, inside and out. Rooms elegantly updated and luxuriously appointed."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Stylish enough to be alluring but not too stuck up or intimidating." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Once a private penthouse, this indoor/outdoor roof lounge retains a sense of glamour from the seaside hotel's heyday in the Golden Age of Hollywood." Full review
Afar Magazine "An art deco icon, built in 1939 for the silver screen stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the Hotel Shangri-La is a beachfront beauty made for decadence." Full review
Star Service "Provides business and leisure travelers with a colorful amalgam that blends the booty-centric, after-dark shenanigans of the Viceroy with the more conservative daylight trappings of the Doubletree. " Full review
Jetsetter "Seaside Art Deco hideaway with a rooftop bar and farm-fresh Cali cuisine in Santa Monica." Full review
Zagat "By day, it’s a boisterous, sunshine-drenched hangout, while after dark, it’s a secluded hideout for overnight guests and lucky locals basking in ocean breezes and pricey cocktails." Full review
The LINE LA Star Service Gayot
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Condé Nast Traveler Lonely Planet Jetsetter
Wallpaper
Oyster Travel + Leisure
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3515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010
From $109/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service "With all the hoopla surrounding Koreatown, some travelers are apt to blink at the location, though it is surprisingly central to West LA, Hollywood and Downtown. " Full review
Gayot "Sydell Group Ltd. transformed this hote's 389 guest rooms and public spaces to create a unique lifestyle experience based on inspirations from Korean and Korean-American culture."
Fodor's "L.A.'s newest boutique hotel pays homage to its Koreatown address with a dynamic new dining concept by superstar Roy Choi." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "If Koreatown is L.A.’s latest nightlife playground, then The Line—a 388-room high-rise on a bustling stretch of Wilshire Boulevard—is its clubhouse." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Line Hotel is the latest venture from Roy Choi, the man who sparked the LA food truck revolution and became a celebrity chef." Full review
Jetsetter "Hip kid playhouse with two Roy Choi restaurants, a pool deck, and design shop in LA’s Koreatown." Full review
Wallpaper "A 388-room hotel in Koreatown, a Los Angeles neighbourhood that's been experiencing quite a shake-up." Full review
Oyster Upscale
"Located in Los Angeles' Koreatown, The Line is an upscale design hotel with modernist interiors and a host of off-beat amenities." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Koreatown is arguably one of the city’s most up-and-coming neighborhoods, and now it has its own design hotel courtesy of the Sydell Group." Full review
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If you don’t make it to one of the in-house restaurants, dine on room service courtesy of Roy Choi, but be sure to make it to the hotel bars done by the Houston Brothers, as well as the homewares design shop by Poketo.
The Telegraph7.0
"The Line is a trendy hotel in LA’s Koreatown, with a hipster style and Korean food served up by Roy Choi, a US celebrity chef." Full review
