This stylish Joie de Vivre boutique hotel sits on the edge of the boardwalk, in the heart of zany Venice Beach, offering smallish rooms with a bigger view (think sweeping stretches of the Pacific). There are bars both on the roof and on the ground level, the former with a bird's-eye view of Venice Beach antics, the latter right in the middle of it.
Formerly a Best Western, this now bonafide boutique hotel just off the Venice Beach boardwalk has a happening rooftop bar and lounge, appropriately named High, that even attracts locals (weather permitting). Splashes of orange and yellow add playfulness to already spacious, airy rooms. Request a room on the sixth floor, which was built during renovation. From the lobby-level-adjacent,...
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Venice Beach’s Hotel Erwin is home to this cozy lobby restaurant, which has intimate quarters in rather stark, industrial environs. Neon-colored murals bedeck the outdoor walls, while bright, multicolored light fixtures contrast with the mostly black and gray interior and adjoining patio. Chef Jason Wiggin’s well-focused dinner menu is broken into three groupings: “Smaller Plates,” “Larger...
Hotel Erwin in Venice just got even better. As in bacon-caramel burger better. Chef Jason Wiggins is behind the menu at this small lobby-adjacent restaurant in the base of the popular hotel. Local ingredients, organic and humane meat dishes and artisan cocktails abound in the reclaimed wood dining room. In addition to bacon-caramel on your burger, look out for it on popcorn, and probably on...