Shutters on the Beach Hotel - Santa Monica, California - Chic, Beach Club Style Accommodations

From its luxurious lobby and collector-level wall art to its guest rooms and suites, recently redesigned to resemble private beach cottages, the Shutters on the Beach Hotel exudes California chic. This is the place for a weekend getaway, a special rendezvous, or a base for L.A. business operations.

The Pool at Shutters has a full restaurant and bar service, two fireplaces, and plenty of space for lounging and impromptu meetings. High-speed wireless internet service is available poolside, as is a large Jacuzzi. For those who require more strenuous challenges, the staff can arrange every form of outdoor activity from surfing lessons and bicycle rentals to yoga on the beach.

The hotel's Health and Fitness Center was created by Obama White House designer Michael Smith and filled with state-of-the-art equipment. Guests may avail themselves of the center's TechnoGym machines, steam room and locker rooms, treadmills, glute machines, stationary bikes, dumbbells, elliptical machine, lat machine, leg extension machine and leg, shoulder and chest presses.

ONE the Spa is also located on site, ranking among the most sought after luxury spas in Santa Monica. Its treatments range from 60-minute facials and massages to custom sessions using Ole Henriksen and SkinCeuticals products, renowned for relaxing, revitalizing and restoring the body and mind. An organic, sunless tanning treatment known as Chocolate Sun is also available here. Basic hours are 8:30am to 10pm daily. Reservations are recommended.

For business travelers, 7,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space is available, equipped with the latest presentation and communication technology. The on-site Executive Business Center has multiple meeting rooms, many of which open onto an outdoor terrace. It is also possible to set up weddings and receptions on the beach nearby.

One Pico Restaurant is the preferred dining option of hotel guests. Designed by Michael S. Smith and featuring a menu by acclaimed ETC corporate Chef Michael Reardon, it offers market fresh dishes in concert with the seasons, plus a wine program contributed by Master Sommelier Peter Neptune. As a result, Pico One was recognized by Wine Spectator magazine in 2009 with its prestigious Award of Excellence. The restaurant is open for lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm Monday through Saturday and for brunch on Sundays from 11am to 3pm. Dinner is served daily from 6pm to 10pm.

Another fine eatery on the premises is Coast, a newly opened beachfront cafy and bar. It provides breakfast, lunch, brunch, and dinner between 7am and 10pm daily. There is also a special happy hour menu available from 4pm to 7pm weekdays.

The Shutters Hotel Store offers a selection of specially chosen items that reflect beach-style living, so it possible to take the Santa Monica experience home. Among popular gift items are seersucker robes, bedding by Nancy Koltes of New York, Italian stemware from One Pico restaurant, Shutters on the Beach SKYbLUE bath & body products, and imported Italian pewter clocks, to name a few. The hotel also has a catalogue online for purchase of items that make Shutters unique.

Shutters on the Beach Hotel is located at 1 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405. From Los Angeles International Airport, get on Century Boulevard to Sepulveda Boulevard and turn left. Follow Sepulveda and head left onto Lincoln. Continue to Pico and turn left. The hotel is at the end of Pico, where it dead-ends at Ocean Avenue.