The Bar/Lounge at Catalina Hotel & Beach Club

"It’s actually three hotels combined into one, with the “rock star” rooms in the middle building more bare-bones and designed for partying, the rest more stylish and a bit quieter"

"Stylish rooms feature colorful decor, flat-screen TVs, and minibars, and upgraded rooms have sitting areas"

"In the mornings, wake up with challah bread French toast in the hotel's Maxine Restaurant, then head to the pool to snag a cabana bed (latecomers are left with a complimentary lounge chair for the beach)"

"Downstairs, the Kung Fu sushi lounge and library bar buzz on weekends"

"But the "beach club" does provide Catalina guests free lounge chairs and towels at the 18th Street beach access path"

"Here is where you stay if you want to do all the chic hotel bar-hopping at the Delano, Shore Club, et"

"The mid-range rooms are in the old Maxine Hotel, decorated in rock baroque and featuring a karaoke machine in the lobby"

"The hotel also has a quirky boutique layout, artsy décor, two pools (one rooftop pool complete with white lounge beds, and another more serene one surrounded by bamboo trees and globe lights strung across the pool), plus four bars and two restaurants (Kung Fu Sushi and Maxine’s)"

"Adding to the challenge, the hotel's own bars are pretty ruckus so be sure to request a room away from those features too"