Where is Santa Monica Beach?

Santa Monica is home to Santa Monica Beach. Santa Monica is a walkable city well known for its fun sporting events and restaurants. If you're looking for things to see and do in the area, you might like to visit Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier.

Where can I stay near Santa Monica Beach?

We've got 107 hotels you can choose from within just a mile of Santa Monica Beach. You might want to think about one of these choices that are popular with our travellers:

The Huntley Hotel

• • 4.5-star hotel • Restaurant • Bar • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Shore Hotel

• • 4-star hotel • Free WiFi • Restaurant • Hot tub • Central location

Ocean View Hotel

• • 3-star hotel • Free WiFi • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Hotel Shangri La Santa Monica

• • 4-star hotel • Free pool cabanas • Free WiFi • Restaurant • Central location

Fairmont Miramar Hotel

• • 5-star hotel • 2 restaurants • 2 bars • Spa • Central location

Things to see and do near Santa Monica Beach

What to see near Santa Monica Beach

• • Original Muscle Beach
• • International Chess Park
• • Santa Monica Pier
• • Venice Beach
• • Venice Beach Boardwalk

Things to do near Santa Monica Beach

• • Third Street Promenade
• • Westwood Village
• • Getty Center
• • Rodeo Drive
• • Wilshire Boulevard

How to get to Santa Monica Beach

Flights to Santa Monica

• • Los Angeles Intl. (LAX), 7.1 mi (11.5 km) from central Santa Monica
• • Hawthorne, CA (HHR-Hawthorne Municipal), 10.9 mi (17.5 km) from central Santa Monica
• • Burbank, CA (BUR-Bob Hope), 14.1 mi (22.7 km) from central Santa Monica