Casa Del Mar

Located in: Santa Monica

Price: $$$$

Amenities: Hotel Dining, People Watching, Online Reservations, Waterfront Dining, Bar Scene, Brunch, Romantic Dining, Open 7 Days, Valet Parking, Business Dining, Quiet, View, Breakfast, Lunch Spot

Class: 5 Stars

Parking: Valet

Accepted payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club

Specialty: Brunch, Seafood, Waterfront Dining

For a more casual setting with all of the elegance, try Shutters on the Beach just across the way. It's owned and managed by the same company....
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Beverage offerings include a moderately priced list of 70 bottles and seven sakes, plus an array of creative cocktails. "Sink the pink"--pink vodka infused with roses and grapefruit--is a delightful summer invention....
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An ocean-focus prevails whether you sit by the window or the wall, where you can watch the chef transform the daily catch into succulent sushi creations. A table along the south window is prime real estate for both sushi and sea....
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Dine in the adjacent Veranda Bar on sushi, crab pad thai and Wagyu burgers to save cash without sacrificing the sweeping view....
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The Scene- Looking at this stately manor, it's hard to imagine that it once served as a utilitarian military hotel (during WWII) and a drug rehab center. Opened in 1926, Casa Del Mar was originally Club Casa Del Mar, an exclusive members-only beach resort catering to the highfalutin. The current accommodations were unveiled in 1999 after an exhaustive $60 million renovation. The Details- Lush Riviera dei Fiori-inspired touches abound inside this brick-and-sandstone structure nestled on the sand...
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The Scene -Tucked on the western front of this stunning beachfront property, the restaurant embraces all things ocean. The hotel's Italian Renaissance architecture preserves an air of classical elegance, but the real highlight--floor-to-ceiling windows fronting the magnificent Pacific--needs no embellishment. Red and yellow hues flood the all-white space at sundown, when dates and late-night business deals get a bit more intimate. The Food -True to its nae, the California coast-inspired menu s...
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Approximately one foot from the Santa Monica beach, and within walking distance to Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, this 1920s building (once a popular beach club) has been renovated for luxurious pampering. In the large, elegant lobby, one can relax at a fireplace, in the restaurant or at the central bar, while viewing the waves of the Pacific Ocean. The carefully decorated rooms provide ocean views, VCR, stereo system, 25" television, and freshly cut flowers. ...
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