The Georgian

The Art Deco Georgian Hotel, right adjacent to the Santa Monica pier, retains its old-Hollywood glamour and rich history while having been transformed into one of the city’s most up-to-date boutique hotels. Built in 1933, the Georgian even housed a speak-easy that was “one of the last great Strongholds” of the Prohibition era, and notorious Hollywood figures like Fatty Arbuckle and Bugsy Segal hung out here. It later did a stint as a residential building and was the home to First Mother Rose Kennedy. One of the great things about The Georgian is how it manages to update itself with every era, without losing its sense of history and or even aesthetics of its founding era. Rooms are decorated in current boutique style, but that style meshes seamlessly with the art deco architectural details. Add to that an ocean view, and you too can escape the gossip and noise of LA the same way that that Carole Lombard and Clark Gable once did.