The Huntley Hotel - Santa Monica, California - Stylish Hotel near West Hollywood

With 209 guestrooms, including 20 suites and a penthouse, the Huntley Hotel offers guests contemporary dycor, luxury amenities and personalized services. Each unit comes with a 42'' plasma television, a DVD/CD player, a multi-line telephone with voicemail and speakerphone capabilities, and high-speed wireless Internet access. All pillow-top beds feature 100% Egyptian cotton Matteo linens and duvets. The bathrooms are equipped with Gilchrist & Soames bath amenities, lush bathrobes and a hair dryer. A mini bar, in-room safe, iron, and ironing board are also standard.

The Huntley's Signature Suites feature bleached-sandblasted oak furniture, ceiling covers and wall panels and an open bathtub and spa area. Furnished with a California-King bed, soaking tubs and glass showers, the Malibu Suites are decorated with plush carpets, cream-colored furniture, leather sofas, python-printed oval chairs, and window benches upholstered with lush red fabric. Deluxe Hotel Rooms on floors three through eight, Premier Hotel Rooms on nine through seventeen, and the Huntley King Hotel Rooms range in size up to 400 square feet, each with a king bed, a queen-sized bed or two doubles.

Top of the line here is the Presidential Suite on the 17th floor, with its unparalleled beach views. The dining room features a wooden top table with an underwater sea sculpture and silver tumbleweed chandeliers. The cocktail bar has steel swinging chairs, a wet bar sink, refrigerator, crystal glassware and cocktail condiments. Central to the living room is a 60'' LCD flat panel plasma television, accompanied by a Hi-Fi audio system, DVD player and iPod docking station. And the master bedroom opens to the washroom like an indoor/outdoor spa.

Among the many facilities and services available on the premises are a cafy and gift shop, a health and fitness center, and a 24-hour concierge service. In-room dining is provided round the clock, too. Other guest amenities include a private chauffer service, a free daily newspaper, and complimentary shoe shines. Upon request, guests may take advantage of safety deposit boxes, a babysitting referral service, laundry and valet service, and car rentals, too.

For events, the Huntley Hotel has more than 5,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. It can accommodate intimate gatherings as well as elaborate corporate functions, weddings and receptions. Audio-video equipment is available, as are the comprehensive services of an on-site executive business center.

Dining at the Huntley centers on the rooftop Penthouse restaurant. Guests may order their meals eighteen stories above the Pacific shore, surrounded by beach cabanas, clear skies, and open flames. The menu is contemporary American cuisine, available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are also specialties offered on the late-night menu, when DJs turn the roof into an upscale ultra-lounge. On weekdays, the Penthouse has a Happy Hour, too, between 4pm and 7pm.

The Huntley Hotel is located at 1111 Second Street, Santa Monica, California 90403. From Los Angeles International Airport, take Sepulveda Boulevard North to Lincoln Boulevard and continue past the I-10 freeway for five traffic lights to Wilshire Boulevard. Go left on Wilshire six blocks to Second Street and make a right. The hotel is on the right side of the street.