Venice hotels for your next visit

This craftsman-style inn was built in 1911 by Warren Wilson, the owner of the now-defunct Los Angeles Daily Journal. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, it's been faithfully restored and furnished with exceptional antique pieces; many of the rooms are named after characters with ties to the area (Venice founder Abbot Kinney, sometime local Charlie Chaplin). Each of the nine rooms has its own character and amenities, though four share a common bath. The more extravagant suites offer an ocean view, a fireplace, a patio or a private entrance.

This oceanfront spot proves that staying on the beach doesn't have to come at a premium and saving a few bucks doesn't have to mean slumming it. Rooms are bright, clean and comfortable—which is all you really need when the sand is just a few steps away. Consider reserving one of the hotel's limited number of parking spots, lest you have to trek halfway across Venice to find a spot.

In 2014, fashion photographer Glen Luchford seized this fixer-upper on Rose Avenue, once rumored to be the brothel of Venice founding father Abbot Kinney. Under Luchford’s hand, the century-old interiors—spread across two floors, with an emphasis on a trio of stunning, individually styled suites—were beautifully transformed. Luminous French doors, antique pine dressers and clawfoot tubs honor the building’s past while ticking every design purist’s checklist. In case you need more pampering, though, there’s Stumptown coffee in the lobby, as well as in-house massage therapists peddling Shiatsu and Thai treatments.