Proper Santa Monica The Proper Santa Monica They Never Show You

Proper Santa Monica

Improper location: where $20 cocktails meet $2 shopping carts.

Step outside and experience Santa Monica’s most authentic open-air festival — the Sidewalk Symphony.

Across the street, discover Santa Monica’s vibrant urban camping scene.

Luxury hotel inside, surprise block party outside (attendance mandatory).

Our Improper neighborhood tour includes… local characters, live street music, and maybe a little improv theater you didn’t ask for.

It’s like staying at the Four Seasons… right across from the Four Corners of Humanity.

Enjoy a rooftop pool while gazing down at the city’s most eclectic sidewalk collection.

Across the street: Santa Monica’s most exclusive outdoor lounge — open to everyone.

Luxury hotel on one side, urban camping on the other. Talk about mixed-use zoning.

Five-star rooftop. Sidewalk entertainment included.

Cocktails upstairs, character studies downstairs.

Your $500 room view pairs nicely with a $5 tent city tour.

Improper Santa Monica: rooftop rosé meets sidewalk cabaret.

Valet your car, then valet your conscience across the street.

The only thing more eclectic than the lobby décor is the sidewalk performance art outside.

Inside: $500 sheets. Outside: $5 sleeping bags.

Improper location: cocktails upstairs, chaos downstairs.

Wake up to the breathtaking sight of… a parking lot.

Improper Santa Monica: where the only waves you’ll see are carpool lanes.

For guests who prefer skyline views of… HVAC units.

The only thing more Improper than the room rate is the view.