Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica Place
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11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Urban. Beach Chic. This is Santa Monica Place. A LEED Gold certified shopping and dining retail resort destination. Designed to reflect the trend-setting fashion appeal of Santa Monica, this one-of-a-kind world-famous city by the beach serves up gorgeous ocean views, fabulous fashion, and perfect dining inside & out offering the very best of Southern California cool. Santa Monica Place is a sophisticated, must-visit destination delivering three levels of exciting retail and dining. From Nordstrom to an innovative Bloomingdale's concept store and an array of the city's best shops - Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Emporio Armani, Burberry Brit, Barneys New York, Tory Burch, Kitson, Nike, kate spade new york, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, Ted Baker London, AllSaints Spitalfields, 7 For All Mankind, Le SportSac, Coach, True Religion, Diane von Furstenberg, Uniqlo, Kooples and more - Santa Monica Place is the epicenter of relaxed, celebrity-inspired style.
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Santa Monica is a coastal town that maintains a balance as a tourist destination and as an area with a thriving local culture. On the beach, bikers, roller-bladers, runners and walkers move along the famed bike path enjoying the beautiful Los Angeles weather. The solar-powered Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica pier spins high above the water, while park revelers scream with delight riding the roller coaster. Inland from the beach, Third Street Promenade bustles with shoppers and street performers, where every block seems to have a musical or acrobatic act drawing crowds giving Santa Monica both the feeling of a laid-back beach town and a major commercial hub.
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Jim E
Redondo Beach, CA60 contributions
Jun 2022
A less crowded and more relaxed shopping area with high end retail when compared to the 3rd Street Promenade, Nordstrom's, Tiffany, Rolex are some of the choices for you shopping fix. Shops are mostly filled although there is a section that is pretty much empty at one end of the mall. Nice place to shop and eat away from the noise and chaos of 3rd Street.
Written June 14, 2022
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StevenBerlin
Chino Hills, CA35 contributions
Jun 2023 • Friends
We love coming to this mall. It's right at the end of the 3rd Street Promenade mall and very open and airy. They have a lot of shops, stores, and eateries including True Foods and The Curious Palate.
It's not a huge mall but it is fairly new and quite charming. They have some high end stores like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany's, and also a large selection of your typical mall shops.
The nice thing about coming here is that you are close to the Santa Monica Pier as well so you can check that out as well while you are here. Overall a very nice mall, however they do need some work on the food court. Most of the places inside are out of business.
It's not a huge mall but it is fairly new and quite charming. They have some high end stores like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany's, and also a large selection of your typical mall shops.
The nice thing about coming here is that you are close to the Santa Monica Pier as well so you can check that out as well while you are here. Overall a very nice mall, however they do need some work on the food court. Most of the places inside are out of business.
Written August 15, 2023
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Mailgirl
Providence, RI7,785 contributions
The New Santa Monica Place opened up recently and a friend and I had the chance to visit just last week (September 22, 2010). This indoor/outdoor mall is very modern and functional. The reason I say functional is because there is a lot of seating available on all three levels. It's the kind of place you could meet a friend to catch up on news and then shop and grab a bite to eat. I wish we had a place like this here at home, but the openness of it would not work well with our snowy winters.
The dining deck has a view of the beach and places to eat indoors and out. The outside dining area has large heaters to take the chill out of the air on cooler nights. The restrooms were large and clean.
We shopped at a few of the stores, but since our goal was to check out the surrounding area, we didn't spend too much time there. If you are shopping in the Santa Monica area, make a stop at Santa Monica Place.
They even have their own page on Facebook if you want to know what's going on there.
The dining deck has a view of the beach and places to eat indoors and out. The outside dining area has large heaters to take the chill out of the air on cooler nights. The restrooms were large and clean.
We shopped at a few of the stores, but since our goal was to check out the surrounding area, we didn't spend too much time there. If you are shopping in the Santa Monica area, make a stop at Santa Monica Place.
They even have their own page on Facebook if you want to know what's going on there.
Written October 3, 2010
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Quest1329
Keighley, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND1 contribution
My partner and I have been to Santa Monica several times, and love it.
To us, Santa Monica Place is a magic place, full of a rich variety of street stalls, food outlets, department stores, and unexpected variety.
We love gadgets (sad, I know), and spent a great time looking over the gadgets at the Brookstone store. We had to limit ourselves to three items, or we would have had trouble getting home to Britain.
If you're in Santa Monica, dive into Santa Monica Place and sample the magic - you'll want to return, again and again...
To us, Santa Monica Place is a magic place, full of a rich variety of street stalls, food outlets, department stores, and unexpected variety.
We love gadgets (sad, I know), and spent a great time looking over the gadgets at the Brookstone store. We had to limit ourselves to three items, or we would have had trouble getting home to Britain.
If you're in Santa Monica, dive into Santa Monica Place and sample the magic - you'll want to return, again and again...
Written February 6, 2004
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WeBvacations
275 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
So fun, vibrant and something for everyone. Great pedestrian area any time of day. Night time offers sidewalk entertainment. A lovely oasis to enjoy.
Written June 22, 2021
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Tom_Blancmange
Malmesbury, UK715 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
Decent high end mall with some nice food options also such as Cheesecake Factory, however the selection of shops is not the wide unless you want to go to department stores such as Nordstrom.
Written February 22, 2020
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Cameron
Los Angeles, CA169 contributions
Sep 2018 • Solo
This mall use to be real cool, although a majority of the shops are still there, a lot have left as well. Half of the dining terrace on the third floor is abandoned with many of the restaurants gone, but there are still some nice choices available like Sonoma and The Cheesecake Factory. My best advice would be to skip this mall and check out Third Street instead. Take it from a local.
Written September 21, 2018
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TeamWard
Nottingham, UK5,180 contributions
Jul 2019
Jsut away from the front of Santa Monica the Place is a cool and interesting place to visit and shop, you can grab a drink and people watch as well.
Written December 22, 2019
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Sam H
Melbourne, Australia30 contributions
Jun 2018 • Family
On the top level there is a good court with a variety of food options and a playground for the kids! Great place to eat on a budget and wear the kids out too!
Written August 14, 2018
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medoc23
Buenos Aires, Argentina127 contributions
Jul 2018
Another place to visit while in Santa Monica. This is a kind of "open" shopping mall, small to medium size. Nothing in particular to detail, but the top floor is a very nice food court, especially if you go at sunset. No more to add.
Written August 1, 2018
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Jason W
5 contributions
Is it a safe are Santa Monica for tourists and is there a few restaurants there
Sam H
Melbourne, Australia30 contributions
There’s heaps of places to eat plus Santa Monica place has a food court on the roof near the Cheesecake Factory with several cheap, yummy places to chose from.
We found the area safe although a lot of homeless and we weren’t out at night.
911Donna
Casablanca, Morocco2 contributions
How do I get there on public transportation from Sherman Oaks? Are there senior rates on buses? Day passes? I am traveling with my granddaughters 10 and 11. I will be 80 in August.
How do I get between the pier, Third St promenade and the beach.
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