Casa del Mar hotel

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Casa del Mar hotel is an U.S. luxury hotel located on the beach in Santa Monica, California. It is owned by The Edward Thomas Hospitality Corporation, a U.S. corporation. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, a marketing and trade association.

Its sister hotels, also owned by the Edward Thomas Company, are the Santa Monica based Shutters on the Beach Hotel and Santa Barbara, California's Andalucia hotel.

Its building is a historical landmark.

[edit] History

According to the hotel's website, Club Casa del Mar originally opened for business in 1926 as a beach club. The building, built in a Renaissance Revival architectural style, became a hotel and recreation center for U.S. service personnel during World War II. After the war, the building underwent different incarnations, becoming, among other things, a drug rehabilitation center and a Pritikin Longevity Center.

In 1998, The Edward Thomas Hospitality Corporation acquired the building and converted it into a luxury hotel.