The Veranda, located on the lobby level of our Santa Monica beach hotel, serves light meals and beverages featuring a specialty martini menu and live evening entertainment. Daydream as you gaze at the sand and sea through 20-foot-high windows. Great lounge for date, for hanging out and conversation. It's not pretentious and the service has always been good.

Lots and lots of seating. You can sit on one of the cozy leather couches by the fireplace, or opt for a more casual seating near the sides with flat screens on the walls showing sports game. The decor is swanky and comfortable, and it's a great place to have some late night drinks with your entourage for the evening. The whole place is spectacular, from the moment you walk in tot he vaulted entry, to climbing one of the slightly bending stairways and entering the main lobby.