The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Santa Monica

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Santa Monica, California is a fantastic city to visit for a weekend getaway, and finding the right hotel can make your trip even more enjoyable. Whether you're traveling as a couple, a family, or solo, we've analyzed all of the hotels in the area to help you decide where to stay for a weekend in Santa Monica. There are many affordable options for a hotel here, from cozy bed and breakfasts to large chain hotels. When considering where to stay in Santa Monica for your long weekend escape, make sure to look for amenities that will help you relax and unwind, such as a fitness center, spa, or pool. And don't forget to consider location - finding a hotel near restaurants and other things to do can make your stay much more enjoyable. Santa Monica is a great city for sightseeing, and there are plenty of things to do for families or couples during a weekend escape, including museums or outdoor activities which are perfect for a 2-day or 3-day trip. So if you're looking for a weekend getaway in Santa Monica, one of these wonderful hotels will help you take advantage of everything on offer.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Santa Monica Proper Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $595 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa

Located at 700 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Proper Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels has great rooms from $595 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.3 miles from the city center, visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, parking, hiking, and child care at this convenient hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


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Shore Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $279 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Shore Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $279. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1515 Ocean Avenue. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Regent Santa Monica Beach

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $1134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Santa Monica
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

We found Regent Santa Monica Beach to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $1134. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1700 Ocean Avenue. You'll also find parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 0.7 miles from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


Casa Del Mar

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $636 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Santa Monica
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa

With terrific rooms from $636, Casa Del Mar, at 1910 Ocean Way provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub. It's located just 0.9 miles from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms


Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $502 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Santa Monica
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $502 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 101 Wilshire Boulevard. Furthermore, it also offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, which is nice for visitors. Just 0.6 miles from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool


Huntley Santa Monica Beach

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $396 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Santa Monica
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa

The great guest rating of Huntley Santa Monica Beach is 8.90 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $396, and it's located at 1111 2nd Street. We also love the hiking, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 0.6 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


The Ambrose

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $316 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is The Ambrose because it has great rooms that start at $316. It has room service, a fitness center, parking, hiking, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1255 20th Street. Only 0.9 miles from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love golf, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this fun hotel. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


The Pierside Santa Monica

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $306 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Santa Monica
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool

The Pierside Santa Monica offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $306 (before taxes). It's located at 120 Colorado Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, golf, pet-friendly rooms, bicycle rental, and family rooms which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


The Eden

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $323 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

Located at 1301 Ocean Avenue, The Eden has great rooms from $323 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 0.5 miles from the center of town. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Viceroy Santa Monica

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $338 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Viceroy Santa Monica which has nice rooms starting at $338. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1819 Ocean Avenue. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers hiking, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a child pool, and bicycle rental. It's located just 0.8 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Child pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool


Also, take a look at the weekend trip hotels in nearby destinations: Los Angeles, Anaheim, Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Newport Beach.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Santa Monica, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Santa Monica, Best Luxury Hotels in Santa Monica, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Santa Monica, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Santa Monica, Best Hotels for One Week in Santa Monica, Best Hotels for One Night in Santa Monica, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Santa Monica.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Santa Monica?

Santa Monica Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$430

Travelers to Santa Monica, California will have a large number of terrific weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of weekend trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 20 weekend trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $430. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Santa Monica.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $754
  • 4-star hotels: $351
  • 3-star hotels: $265


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