Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

Five lush acres of bluff-top garden separate Fairmont Miramar's bungalows from the rest of Santa Monica, a rarity for a hotel just one kilometre from Ocean Avenue and the Santa Monica Visitor Center. The property's 31 rooms range from standard doubles to sprawling multi-bedroom bungalows with private patios, air conditioning and soaking bathrobes, and its largest bungalow suites, some over 2,400 square feet, offer a scale of private outdoor space few beachside hotels in this city can match. Guests who want to walk to the pier and come back to a proper spa will find both here: EMWell Spa treats the aches of a day in the surf with seaweed wraps and deep tissue work, and there is a sauna, a fitness center and a garden terrace for slower mornings. FIG Restaurant handles breakfast and dinner without fuss, and the concierge desk arranges everything from tour bookings to dry cleaning and laundry. Business travellers get a conference hall and meeting rooms, if the trip is not purely about the ocean. Dogs are welcome, for a 125 dollar pet deposit, and a 300 dollar nightly damage deposit applies at check-in, details worth reading before you book, especially if you are travelling with an extra guest, since an extra bed runs 57.80 dollars a night. This is not a hotel for anyone chasing anonymity in a tower; it is low-rise, garden-wrapped and suits people who want a bungalow, a hammock and a short walk to the beach rather than a lobby full of strangers. Check-in is 4pm, check-out noon, and the five acres do the rest. Fairmont Miramar spreads its 31 rooms and bungalows across five acres of bluff-top garden a kilometre from Ocean Avenue, with FIG Restaurant, EMWell Spa and a sauna on site. Dogs are welcome for a 125 dollar deposit. It suits travellers who want space and a garden over a high-rise lobby.