Huntley Santa Monica Beach

This was a return visit that absolutely lived up to my prior stays. The Huntley is a lovely, centrally located hotel with beautifully designed and surprisingly spacious rooms, warm and friendly staff, plus The Penthouse restaurant, which has a spectacular view of Santa Monica and Malibu. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Perfect service, perfect location, perfect food choices : very high quality of service, it was an amazing stay, THANK YOU

Great boutique hotel in fabulous location. Rooms are lovely and hotel is very quiet. Staff is five star. Restaurant on the roof is amazing. We ate there every day for breakfast or dinner! Will be back!!

Rooms were fine and clean. Front desk staff needed work on courtesy and warmth. Restaurant was a total disaster. Staff was excessively rude and not worth the pricing.

Visited property for a local "staycation" on our anniversary. The good is 1) the personnel and service (except for one case) were exceptional, 2) the cuisine, drinks, and atmosphere at Penthouse restaurant were also exceptional, and 3) the property is beautiful. The "not so good" are all of the rooms face north or south and so none face the beach toward the West. Their site indicates "Ocean View" room, but they are "partial" view at best (if you check Google maps you can see the wide side of the hotel where the rooms face is perpendicular to the ocean). The only complaint with The Penthouse was our "2 lb Lobster" listed on the menu was 1-1/4 lbs at best (I'm from the Northeast and know lobster sizes and I assure you this is the case). However, the Lobster Benedict we had for lunch the previous day was the best Benedict we've ever had! If I could give the property a 4-1/2 star I would. Knowing what we know now we will still return, but with somewhat less expectations.