Shade Hotel

For the ultimate in California dreaming, check into Shade Hotel. Located in laid back Manhattan Beach, a coastal community of Los Angeles, this stylish boutique hotel was listed as the #6 reason to visit LA by the editors of Condé Nast Traveler. It also landed on the magazine's prestigious Hot List, as one of only 19 US properties to make the cut. But a rendezvous at Shade has as much to do with attitude as it does comfort. The rooms alone make quite a statement with a lighting system known as chromotherapy that color-customizes your surroundings and alters your mood with the flick of a switch. The shoji-screened baths provide an organic feel with two-person spa tubs, soothing showers and luxe linens. When color cannot provide the necessary jolt, play the part of barista by toying with your in-room espresso machine. Other unconventional perks include a Pillow Library and complimentary Beach Breakfast Buffet.