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The best hotels in Santa Monica combine spa luxury with easy access to the beach; among them are Shutters on the Beach, Fairmont hyatt hotel baltimore Miramar, Casa del Mar, Merigot, Viceroy. Donna Dailey Posted on Mar 29, 2010
The best hotels in Santa Monica almost all have their own spa, or offer spa facilities in the room or by the pool. Most of the top hotels also have easy access to the beach and the famous Santa Monica Pier, with some, like Shutters on the Beach, being right on the beach.
Many visitors choose a Santa Monica hyatt hotel baltimore hotel for a Los Angeles vacation because it offers the feel of a beach holiday with access to the main Los Angeles sites. It's about 16 miles from Santa Monica to Universal Studios in Los Angeles, mostly on I-10, although it can take up to an hour in the Los Angeles traffic. Many people, though, think it a price worth paying to be able to sightsee in LA in the day, and stroll along Santa Monica Pier as the sun goes down.
The fabulous Fairmont is one block back from the beach, and has its own Exhale hyatt hotel baltimore Mind/Body Spa. There are five therapy rooms and a special area that's devoted just to nail care. There are also Mind Body classes for guests to attend, covering such subjects as Improving Your Posture and Focusing hyatt hotel baltimore Your Mind.
A 10-minute walk south of Santa Monica Pier, the Casa del Mar is right on the beach and one of several legendary historic Santa Monica hotels. Dating from the 1920s, these days it is a luxury resort with its own pool, gym, restaurant, and Sea Wellness Spa.
The spa takes a more holistic approach to well-being, while the hotel has a Master Pilates instructor, and encourages guests hyatt hotel baltimore to get fit by walking and exploring Santa Monica. There are scenic jogging routes too, and private yoga sessions on the beach, as well as a creative range of massages and therapies.
Loews is on Ocean Avenue, just back from the beach and near the entrance to Santa Monica Pier. Its Ocean Spa was recently remodeled and offers indulgences like age-defying facials and heated lava shell massage. There's also a Tapas menu, enabling guests to sample hyatt hotel baltimore short sessions of different therapies and treatments at reasonable prices.
The Merigot is next to Loews, so it offers another great location just back from the beach and near the pier. The Spa here has been called "one of the most unique hyatt hotel baltimore spas in Los Angeles" by the Good Day LA TV program, and its vast range of treatments include body wraps, facials, hyatt hotel baltimore pregnancy massages, and side-by-side massages in the Couples' Suite.
Shutters is one of the most famous hyatt hotel baltimore hotels in Santa Monica, and it is, as the name says, right on the beach – which is just a few yards' stroll away. It has a pool, gym, two restaurants, bicycles for guests, and yoga sessions on the beach. Its ONE The Spa has a range of funkily-named treatments like the Surf's Up hydrating treatment or the Beach Buff Swedish massage, scrub and buff, with treatments and products designed by LA-based Ole Henriksen.
One block back from the beach, the luxury Viceroy has two outdoor pools, a 24-hour fitness center, and makes up for its lack of a dedicated spa facility by offering guests the GreenBliss EcoSpa. This mobile service takes the spa to the guests, offering in-room or poolside treatments including a yoga body walking massage.