Shangri-La

During my Southern California sojourn, we dropped in for a drink and a (very expensive) snack at the recently re-opened uber-chic Shangri-La Hotel bar in Santa Monica. Apparently there's quite a bar scene there normally, but as we arrived at 3.3o in the afternoon, the place was dead empty, which was actually more than fine by me.

We took a quick nose around the lobby and pool area, and I quite like the hotel's art deco styling (reminds me of South Beach), especially in the bar, with the polished wood bar and tables.

Overall, I would probably like to stay here on a future visit.