The hotel is old, elevators are slow & ancient. The Georgian needs some serious renovations to their facility - the rooms, especially. The ongoing construction is noisy on the lower floors during the day. The staff and service were very friendly, prompt, and courteous.The food was very good, and the hotel is close to the Pier,3rd St Promenade & other attractions. Those pluses saved my visit there. I was upgraded to a Suite on a lower floor with a poor ocean view, but at least the room was quiet, larger, cleaner, & much nicer. If you're looking for excellent ocean views, stay on the top floor (8th I believe)in a room/Suite, or you'll be viewing palm trees, not the ocean. Lower floors offer good views between trees, but street noise & construction kill the mood. The lobby lounge & cafe setting entering the hotel is charming. Good drinks!

I think this is a great hotel. The rooms are spascious and very clean, the hotel staff very personable. It was a comfortable atmosphere. I would definitely stay here again and also recommend the hotel to others.

I am a terribly picky, critical traveler... and I found nothing to hate about the Georgian. We had a city-view room (as opposed to an ocean-view) for a week, and liked it a lot.

NOISE: I found the sound levels to be very low indeed (and I'm very sensitive). I don't know about the ocean-view rooms, but there are stodgy old apartment buildings on either side, and they're quiet. The hotel bar shuts down at 9:00 every night, which annoyed me at first, until I realized that it's a noise thing. (There are a dozen bars within two blocks, so this isn't inconvenient for us boozers.) And the walls appear to be solid 1930s plaster! Excellent sound insulation.

STAFF: We found the staff to be attentive and solicitous.

DECOR: I loved the authentic 1930s decor. The bathroom tile may be recent, but the design is the real deal. And the ancient elevators are actually pretty cool.

COST: Keep in mind that the quoted room price is far from the actual cost: parking (valet only) is an extra $21 / night, plus parking tax, plus the city of Santa Monica charges 14 percent! room tax.

LOCATION: Utterly unbeatable. The Georgian is immediately across the street from the Santa Monica beach, and a block or so from the Santa Monica pier. Warning: Santa Monica is often called "The Home of the Homeless," and for good reason: the city government provides lots of services for the homeless, and so it's a magnet for loonies.

Typical exchange:
"Spare change?"
"Sorry."
"Liar!"

But you can't blame them. Who wouldn't want to stay in Santa Monica?

We loved most things about this hotel. The bed was very, very comfortable, the view was spectactular (we were on the 8th floor looking toward Malibu), the vintage decor and original fixtures were charming. The hotel definitely had more personality than a chain hotel. The breakfast was great and not too expensive.

Only two complaints: The walls in the hotel are thin. We could hear the elevators, people in neighboring rooms, people coming back to their rooms late at night. Also, service wasn't always on the ball. When we arrived with our car there was no valet in sight. My husband went to find someone to take the car while I started dragging our bags into the hotel. It would have been great to have a valet/bellhop there to help.

That being said we would definitely stay there again. The hotel is perfectly located and we really enjoyed the unique details.