The Georgian Hotel

A hospitality icon since 1933, The Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, California, presents business and incentive travelers with a taste of Hollywood's Golden Age of glamour coupled with contemporary amenities. Decked out in art deco,and polished with a $2-million restoration,The Georgian features catering, audiovisual services, a 24-hour business center, and four meeting venues that include the basement-level Speakeasy Restaurant,an original Prohibition-period watering hole frequented by Clark Gable, Carol Lombard, and Al Capone,available for banquets.

Each of the 84 accommodations includes beds with down comforters, a flat-screen television, complimentary wireless Internet, and minibar. And guests ready to give Santa Monica's attractions a close-up need only walk a few minutes to star-studded Third Street Promenade for shopping and dining, or the Santa Monica Pier and its bonanza of boardwalk entertainment.