After a recent $15 million facelift, this Santa Monica hotel has become the hottest spot with a sea breeze in West L.A. The Penthouse—the hotel’s popular new restaurant/bar on the top floor—is packed nightly with dinner guests clamoring for the white curtained cabanas complete with Venetian chandeliers and spectacular ocean and city views. Toast your surroundings with drinks such as the Sea Spray Kiss or the Pear Is Hilton (a concoction of Grey Goose vodka, Ruby Red Grapefruit juice and pear juice).
