Oceana Santa Monica LXR {US-CA}
Nov 4, 2021, 5:39 pm
#91
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The suite is called a Lanai Suite and I’m thinking it’s a one category upgrade above the standard award Oceana Suite that we were booked into. There are two sofas in the living rooms and the one is off to the side in a nook that kind of looks like a reading nook or it could be used as a dining nook since the table is higher. Living room looks towards the pool since the suite fronts the pool area and backs the back of the property with no view. Even without a real view it’s definitely one of the nicest rooms I’ve had in a Hilton property.
Nov 4, 2021, 5:46 pm
#92
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Enjoy your stay! We had several great meals in Santa Monica.
Nov 4, 2021, 5:46 pm
#93
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Eujeanie Sorry I wasn’t clear…we are on an award stay using 3 Amex Free Night awards. The base award room is called an Oceana Suite and this is a Lanai Suite which appears to be a one suite category upgrade.
To clarify Diamond breakfast benefit, it’s $25 per person as we thought and can be used for any meal or drinks you consume at the hotel and not just breakfast.
Staff we’ve interacted with so far have all been great!
To clarify Diamond breakfast benefit, it’s $25 per person as we thought and can be used for any meal or drinks you consume at the hotel and not just breakfast.
Staff we’ve interacted with so far have all been great!
Nov 4, 2021, 5:51 pm
#94
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It's a nice upgrade, b/c the so-called "Oceana Suite" is not a suite. That's what we had and it was just a very dark room with a bed and one chair. There were Lanai Suites for sale, but they flat-out refused to give us one. It sounds like the complaints about upgrades (I was pretty negative in my post-survey stay, and did get a call from the GM) had an effect, as the last several reports reflect a considerably more appropriate upgrade policy.
Enjoy your stay! We had several great meals in Santa Monica.
Enjoy your stay! We had several great meals in Santa Monica.
Nov 4, 2021, 6:04 pm
#95
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What are the Italian places you have booked? I usually seek them out since they are my husband's favorite, but I couldn't find any in close proximity.
Haven't heard of Meat on Ocean so will check it out.
Nov 4, 2021, 6:28 pm
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La Vecchia looks great - for some reason I never looked south of the Pier. And there's nothing wrong with North, just that we've been to the one in Phoenix several times so was looking for something different. But in full disclosure, the one in Phoenix (and I'm not even sure it's the same chain) was in a strip mall (not that there's anything wrong with that) and this will be our anniversary dinner.
Nov 4, 2021, 6:32 pm
#99
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As I said…casual so I would look elsewhere for anniversary dinner. Melisse gets good reviews and has 2 Michelin stars.
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Nov 5, 2021, 8:32 am
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Eujeanie both came recommended and are casual…North Italia Santa Monica and La Vecchia Cucina. Meat on Ocean is a high end steakhouse.
Nov 5, 2021, 9:15 am
#104
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That looks good, too, Kacee.
Take a look at the prices at this joint, makes Oceana's $30 pizza look like a bargain! Maybe they think with the fancy font people won't notice?
MENU | Italian | Capo Restaurant | Santa Monica
Take a look at the prices at this joint, makes Oceana's $30 pizza look like a bargain! Maybe they think with the fancy font people won't notice?
MENU | Italian | Capo Restaurant | Santa Monica
Nov 5, 2021, 11:07 am
#105
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Since this was hotly criticized earlier in the thread…breakfast service was good and done in a reasonable amount of time. It certainly wasn’t fast but we also didn’t wait forever. Restaurant was not really busy so it might have helped. Food was of good quality but I did find the prices high. We spent more on breakfast his morning than we did at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel earlier in the week….probably mainly due to the fact that the coffee and OJ were charged separately here and were included in the American breakfast at the Ritz. 20% gratuity also added in but I would have given that anyway. $50 Diamond credit will bring price down to 1/2 of original bill.