Saturday, December 25, 2010

Shacks up at

Eva LongoriaIn the last of our series on the best hotels in the world and frequent star, Sarah Turner checks out Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica promenade - a luxury bolt hole for celebrities in California want to escape smog in Los Angeles and the hassle of Hollywood.

STAR QUALITY: Eva Longoria, Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Christian Bale, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Zac Efron, Lindsay Lohan, Fearne Cotton.

VITAL STATISTICS: Shutters on the Beach is a weatherboard, nostalgialaden take classic American, with terraces and a version of Desperate Housewives' Wisteria Lane.

It also offers additional service rooms and a spa. It's bigger than it looks - 198 rooms and suites are shoehorned into the building. The best are long-lasting shades conducted with balconies overlooking the sea or pool.

Amid the tasteful decoration, white and blue, with the playful side of the hotel makes from time to time arise, each room has a bathroom in the chest and beach toys, including juggling balls and nautical inspired books.

Shutters restaurant, Pico, serves lunch and meals for the agent to Hollywood and the celebrity set. With burgers and salads, Costa - directly on the beach - has a more casual menu. The spa is supervised by Ole Henriksen - one of the biggest names in the world of fiercely competitive beauty of Los Angeles.

LOCATION OF REPORT: A 40 minute drive along the freeway from Beverly Hills, Shutters attracts the kind of celebrities who love to hate Los Angeles, including New Yorkbased
Tim Robbins. Santa Monica is popular with expatriates in Los Angeles in the United Kingdom; Fearne Cotton stayed here recently. Celebrities with families also tend to use shutters as a luxury beach cottage. Despite owning homes in Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie and her baby have rented a room here as a base for a day at the beach.

Next door is the Casa del Mar, another luxury hotel is owned by the same company. However, before it was a rehabilitation hospital - an irony not lost on Lindsay Lohan, who was allegedly blacklisted by shutters after a binge in his suite for three days.

PhotosEva Longoria

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