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8 Verified reviews from people who have booked Shutters on the Beach on Tablet Hotels.
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Shutters on the Beach
One Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Style: Modern Design
Atmosphere: Lively
198 Rooms
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Some call Shutters on the Beach the most comfortable hotel in the world — and they may be right. It's just the perfect mix of that Deco glamour, old world coziness and modern LA laissez-faire, but it also has a lot of what the modern traveler wants — quiet.
Though we all like to be near the buzz, sometimes we don't want to feel like we're smack in the center, and Shutters on the Beach, which is invisible from the road, is that perfect paradox: an urban hotel that feels like a resort. For a long time, it was the only beachfront hotel in Santa Monica — or in all of LA, for that matter. And due to some marvel in modern architecture, every room looks out to the sea.
Here, comfort is favored above style. Though the building is 1993, it's full of flowered trellises, oversized sofas and a fireplace in the lobby. The bedrooms are pale with checked armchairs, white tiled fireplaces in the suites and blue and white pinstriped sheets. The café is about as jazzy as it gets — but 1950s jazzy, with lipstick red chairs and black and white tiled floors. Not exactly innovative, but easy on the eye.
Every inch of Shutters is designed to unwind — whether you're on the patio gazing at the beach, or in the lobby snuggled by the fireside. Lying by the pool is the quintessential LA fantasy as you watch the sea through stretches of sand and palm trees. And of course there's always the spa.
They'll even pack you a picnic if you want to stay outside. But a warning, the beach outside your window is sort of a public thoroughfare, so while the Café patio is perfect fo Venice Beach people-watching, you might not exactly want to use it for sun-bathing. Instead make use of the hotel's namesake — the actual shutters between your bathroom and bedroom. Open them, sink into your extravagantly deep whirlpool bath, and you can see straight out to the ocean.
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8 verified guest reviews for Shutters on the Beach
From people who have actually stayed at Shutters on the Beach
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pbequia
Stayed June 2009
pbequia has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
I Liked
The decor
What the hotel could do better
The refusal to serve us a meal at 9.45pm even though the restaurant is advertised to shut at 10
The staff leaving us on hold for 25 minutes while we tried to get a table.....from 9.20pm!
The awful food at poolside
The attempt to add a gratuity of 63$ on our 50$ bill
The staff on arrival being rude
The room being tiny and the "balcony" being a shelf as wide as a chair......not exaggerating
The view i=onto a poor patch of beach
All for the "special " price of $595 a night exclusive of several taxes. Price, small room and 50$ of awful food....$800
They failed to apologise for keeping us on hold, refusing to serve us (empty restaurant but they said reservation essential hence our call from our room.....put on hold for 25 minutes)
All in all it is well hyped but fails to deliver. It's poor.
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do'farrell1227791
Stayed April 2009
Overall rating: Excellent
do'farrell1227791 has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
I Liked
Great style and atmosphere combined with efficient and friendly service. Appreciated early access to my room after a long flight from Australia.
What the hotel could do better
Nothing
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toby
Stayed January 2009
Overall rating: Excellent
toby has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
I Liked
at Shutters you feel on vacation, even if you are on business. The beach and the view, the size and look of the rooms.
What the hotel could do better
nothing
211 people found these comments helpful
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wsullivan473204
Stayed September 2008
Overall rating: Excellent
wsullivan473204 has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
I Liked
Loved the amenities, the rooms, the whole feeling of the hotel - relaxed and sophisticated. A wonderful combination
What the hotel could do better
Must say that the restaurants were NOT up to the standard of a hotel of this stature. My breakfast at th cafe was served cold. Dinner at One Pico was average. Long wait to get our reserved seats, food not all that great.
1467 people found these comments helpful
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jel-taher
Stayed July 2008
jel-taher has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
I Liked
location was great. rooms were beautiful
What the hotel could do better
paperthin walls. nothing but noise and staff slamming doors. took 35min to get my car from valet. pathetic service for a hotel with such a lovely location and opty to stand out from the others
2430 people found these comments helpful
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mbrunton
Stayed July 2008
Overall rating: Fair
I Liked
Nice decor
front desk staff helpful
What the hotel could do better
v small rooms for the money
swimming pool is tiny and deck has very urban feel with noise , cars, fans and air con units
low on space high on clever website photography and use of space but overall room was not good value for money
restaurant staff a bit awkward and not always helpful
Location, was very very busyinside and outside hotel and quite manic to be around ! (it was July 4th weekend)
On weekends the area can be quite depressing with homeless and large crowds
We probably picked the wrong weekend to go and used it during our honeymoon, its not a honeymoon hotel or location.
2510 people found these comments helpful
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cwright559823
Stayed April 2008
Overall rating: Good
cwright559823 has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
I Liked
Great Location, room.
What the hotel could do better
There was a wedding there and it was a zoo in the lobby. We had called to see if we could get an early check in. The front desk was very vague as to whether this was possible or not and said they would call us if it was possible. Despite hanging around the area, we didn't get a call until 4:15 pm, so I wish they would have just expressed that at the front end. On the flip-side, because of this, they allowed us a 1:30 pm checkout (we had left before check in, at 3:45 pm for dinner and couldn't get changed before we left, and checked in at 9:45 pm.)
Bottom line is we would go back, and we would use Tablet Hotels again!
3762 people found these comments helpful
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sroepke436349
Stayed January 2008
Overall rating: Excellent
sroepke436349 has 1 recommendation for Los Angeles Area, California, USA on Tablet Guides
Review
It's hard to believe that one can escape like this in the middle of a city as big as Los Angeles.
3687 people found these comments helpful
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