The Bar/Lounge at Le Merigot Santa Monica
JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot's bar/lounge is recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Of the 8 professionals tracked on TripExpert, 5 acknowledged the bar/lounge, including Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Gayot.
Le Merigot Santa Monica 
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Gayot
Frommer's
Star Service
Fodor's "Cézanne is the hotel’s California-French restaurant that’s available for breakfast only while the lobby and patio features Le Troquet Patio Lounge with lunch and dinner options"
Travel + Leisure "There are two French-accented restaurants on-site, including Le Troquet patio lounge, and the more elaborate Cézanne, which serves dishes like sautéed Pacific halibut with Nicoise salad, and oven-roasted Berkshire pork chop with mustard and peach chutney"
Gayot "
Le Merigot also has its own outstanding restaurant, Cézanne, serving French inspired California Cuisine; and there's Le Troquet Terrace Bar for cognacs, cigars, wines and hors d'oeuvres"
Frommer's "Some of the contemporary-style guest rooms offer partial ocean views, and all are furnished with plush carpeting, oversize lounge chairs, and pillow-top beds with Italian-cotton linens"
Star Service "Guests paying for the Premium rooms gain another 100 sq ft, but there is no Club Lounge"
