Between the 1930s and 1993, Los Angeles didn’t have a luxury hotel on the beach. Then came Shutters. Just a short, sunny walk from the Santa Monica Pier, the hotel looks like a Kennedy mansion on Cape Cod: shingled façade, fireplaces, libraries. The outdoor restaurant is a favorite among locals—the ocean breeze will cool you down as you eat your egg-white omelet with Tuscan kale. —Jensen Davis

Jensen Davis is the Junior Editor at AIR MAIL