Shutters on the Beach

"Shutters On The Beach in Santa Monica has a $95 per person, three-course, pick-your-own menu including a choice of appetizer, main, and dessert. Options include pumpkin soup, house-smoked salmon and caviar, braised short ribs, vegetable lasagna, and toasted almond chocolate flourless cake. Pre-order online for these Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day set menus." - brett keating

"Shutters is best known for its multiple beachfront patios, but if you’re not comfortable doing that just yet for Valentine’s Day, take advantage of their three-course Valentine’s Day takeaway menu. It’s $95 per person, but you get to pick your own dishes including everything from salmon and caviar to grilled Wagyu short ribs. Pickup only." - brant cox

"There isn’t a more perfect location for your Santa Monica stay than Shutters, just steps from the pier and historic Old Muscle Beach. The sleek residential-style rooms are finished with hardwood floors, hand-woven Tibetan rugs, and shuttered doors that overlook the white sands below. The property, designed by Michael S. Smith, resembles a Cape Cod dream home and includes a serene spa and a pool with views of the Pacific." - Krista Simmons

"Shutters is perfect for the traveler who wants to wake up and smell the salty air from the Pacific Ocean, but still have easy access to all the action. Perhaps that’s why it’s known as Hollywood’s Beach House for its A-list clientele (Angelina Jolie, Christian Bale, and Brad Pitt have all been spotted here). Located on the boardwalk near the Santa Monica Pier, there’s plenty of people-watching to be done. But the white-shingled, New England–style beach house hotel is still cozy and elegant, boasting a blue chip art collection (works by John Baldessari, Ellsworth Kelly, and Jasper Johns to name a few). The beachfront rooms come with the titular shutters that open directly to an ocean view. Four-poster beds, walnut furniture, and custom-made linens aid a restful sleep after a bustling LA day. The two restaurants, 1 Pico and Coast, offer fresh seafood (among other options) and a formidable wine list."

"Shutters on the Beach — One Key Santa Monica We’re accustomed to viewing the hospitality world through a critical lens, but every now and then a hotel lives up to the fantasy, and then some. Shutters on the Beach is exactly what you would want a Santa Monica luxury hotel to be, if you were designing it from a blank page. And the best part about it is that you don’t have to — it actually exists, and Michael S. Smith has already gone to the trouble of designing it, in a style that combines the barefoot ease of the West Coast with just a bit of Northeast elegance." - The MICHELIN Guide