We Stayed in the Art Deco-Inspired "Crown Jewel" of Santa Monica

In this video, we are in the city of Santa Monica in L.A. for a stay at The Georgian, a beautifully decorated Art Deco property that has earned a Michelin Key. Dubbed the "crown jewel" of Santa Monica, this 4-Star property is considered one of the best hotels in the Los Angeles area, which makes sense given its almost perfect location right next to Santa Monica Beach! We absolutely enjoyed our Ocean View Suite and the stunning views it provided. We also enjoyed our brunch at Sirena, the on-site restaurant. We thought the food was very tasty (with the quality of the food apparent in the freshness of the eggs and fruit). Overall, The Georgian left us with wonderful memories of a beautiful stay along the iconic California coast! Have you stayed at The Georgian? Would you? Have you been to Santa Monica? Let us know what you think in the comments! We always enjoy hearing about your travels! Episode 49 || Santa Monica, California || Filmed 2026 —————————————————— Watch our entire First Season at -    • Season 1 (Watch from the BEGINNING!)   Continue watching with our Second Season at -    • Season 2 (experimenting with format and co...   Check out additional photos on our Instagram! @joshandinez https://www.instagram.com/joshandinez... —————————————————— Who are Josh and Inez?! Josh is originally from the San Francisco, California area, though his family moved many times during his childhood (including to Virginia, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas). Inez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. We found each other in 2016, after we both moved to the Austin, Texas area for college, and we married in 2018! Inez worked in education and Josh in the legal field. We have since embraced our love of travel as a couple and we now seek to share those travels with you on YouTube! Why did we start the channel? While planning a trip, Josh found it difficult to locate resources that would provide a "real look inside" of certain hotels, restaurants, and at unique experiences. Without this information, Josh found it difficult to know whether the hotels, restaurants, experiences, etc. were worth the money or effort. No one likes to feel as though they've wasted their time or money on clickbait. As a result, we started this travel channel so that we could share our travel experiences with you in order to provide you with a "real look inside" at the places we visit. In doing so, we hope to provide the additional information we seek when booking our own travels! Hopefully our videos will help to answer some of the questions you may have regarding the hotels, restaurants, and/or experiences we feature in our videos. In that way, we hope to help you better decide for yourself whether any of these places are worth your time or money when planning your own travels. In Season 1, we learned how to film and create YouTube videos for the very first time. In Season 2, we continued experimenting with how to make videos, as well with the kind of videos we wanted to make. For Season 3, we hope to continue to grow and improve as content creators, as well to continue to provide you with interesting travel content (that hopefully proves helpful and entertaining)! As always, we are incredibly grateful to everyone who watches, likes, and subscribes to our channel! We hope to continue to bring you new travel videos for years to come! Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey! —————————————————— 0:00 - Our Stay at The Georgian (best hotel in Los Angeles?) 1:02 - The Entry Hall 1:54 - The Blue-Tiled Bathroom 4:45 - The Champagne Button (& Other Mini Bar Things) 6:56 - The Flow (Night Views of Santa Monica) 7:34 - For the Records (Front Lounge/Living Area) 11:51 - Where the AC Don't Blow (The Bedroom & Its Environs) 16:58 - Morning Reflections (Bed/AC/Coffee Review) 17:52 - An Interlude with Joan Didion (quoting The White Album) 18:35 - The View (from the Ocean View Suite) 19:37 - Exploring The Georgian Begins 20:22 - What Thou Art (The Gallery - 33) 21:02 - An Aside: Virginia Woolf, Board Games, & Just Friends (The Library) 22:08 - Locked Doors - The Exploration Continues 23:37 - Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Dining/Bar Area & Brunch at Sirena) 25:35 - Mid-Morning Reflections (Sleep, AC (issues?), & Cost) - Outro