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I didn’t see this coming at all, but Hyatt has finally (finally!) added a nice property in a *prime* Santa Monica, California location under the Unbound brand.
I don’t know much about the interior of the hotel, but I’ve sure walked by it enough! It’s right on Ocean Ave overlooking the beach and steps from the famous Santa Monica Pier.
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Hyatt recently added a Hyatt Centric in Santa Monica, but in a lousy location south of the 10 freeway in an area with more homeless than elsewhere in Santa Monica, although I must caveat you’ll still see plenty all over downtown Santa Monica including on Ocean by the Georgian and on the 3rd St Promenade.
The other primary Hyatt option on the Westside of LA is my favorite LA area hotel, The Shay, which is in Culver City – a clean and up-and-came neighborhood with the train to the beach right next door.
If you must be right by the beach and in a Hyatt, though, this will be your new choice. It’s a Category 6 meaning that with the recent Hyatt award chart changes, it will range from 20,000 to as much as 40,000 points a night. It’s good value on the low end, not so great on the high end.
Here are rates for a random night in August.
And the points cost (now, before the expanded award charts start… book now if you want it!
And here are the suite options for SUA / upgrades. (Assuming the Standard Suite will be the SUA choice).
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