The Pool at The Beacon

"A chic outdoor pool area is a highlight here, while the rooftop ONYX bar is a nighttime hotspot, with live DJ sets several times a week -- it's worth noting that bar noise can be an issue in rooms"

"A restaurant and pool have also been added, and, on the rooftop, guests can enjoy a drink at the Suite 700 lounge or a spa treatment"

"Known to attract fashion's elite and an otherwise trendy crowd, who are drawn to the South-Beach-meets-Santa-Monica vibe, this hotel is cool --- especially since reopening after a recent $30 million renovation, which added The Dining Room restaurant, a swimming pool and Suite 700, the rooftop bar area"

"Day and night pool action, though there's more dancing after dark"

"Renovated from top to bottom in 2008, the Shangri-La is now home to one of Santa Monica’s most indulgent spas, the kind of rooftop bar a femme fatale would have haunted in a film noir (and the only one in town with ocean views), and a stylized, vintage pool courtyard where broad-brimmed hats and Jackie O sunglasses wouldn’t seem out of place"

"There’s also a chill pool surrounded by retro striped loungers and a restaurant that serves Cali cuisine using produce from the local farmers market"

"The multitiered pool deck is accented with citrus trees"

"The teak-wood pool deck is simply lovely, and one of our favorite parts is the Studio 54–inspired scene at the rooftop bar, Onyx"

"The multitiered pool deck is accented with citrus trees"

"On sunny days, the pool deck beckons"