Shore Hotel 

Sleek and sustainable

Santa Monica’s Shore Hotel is where breezy energy meets sustainable style.

Positioned right on Ocean Avenue facing the pier, this isn’t a quiet location, however, you can smell the ocean from the lobby at the Shore Hotel, and the team are making travel count with a lighter weight in footprint. It’s been responsibly built using a mix of recycled and salvaged materials, sustainably sourced furnishings and energy efficient technologies and its planet conscious ethos doesn’t compromise on style. The solar-heated outdoor pool is set in a swish trellised atrium overlooking the ocean, coffee is all fair trade and produce is free range and locally grown whenever possible.

Why we love Shore Hotel

  • You are at the heart of Santa Monica with shops, markets, galleries and of course the beach just steps away

  • SoCal’s blue water vibes come courtesy of the Pacific Ocean and trend-led outdoor pool

  • The eco-conscious design has earned this hotel Gold LEED certification

  • Want a glimpse of what to expect? Log into the hotel's webcam for live views of the coast

4 stars
Los Angeles
11½ hours

Facilities

  • Restaurants & bars
  • Spas & wellness
  • Activities
  • Diving & Watersports
  • Sustainability

The hotel doesn't have a restaurant but don't see that as a negative as you are at the heart of Santa Monica where there are plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants to explore.

The small fitness centre has weights and cardio equipment, although most guests follow the locals with a jog or bike ride along the coastline.

Go for a hike along the canyon trails, visit the amusements along the pier, shop at Santa Monica Place Mall and farmers' market or run, walk or cycle along the shoreline.

The swimming pool is solar-heated and offers views across Santa Monica beach.

Following the standards set by LEED, and earning itself gold certification in the process, the Shore Hotel takes sustainability seriously. It was built from reclaimed materials, the pool is solar heated, empty coffee pods are returned to Nespresso for recycling and it is partnered with Kind Traveler.

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