Santa Monica: California's Most Celebrated Beach CityRecently named one of National Geographic's "Top 10 Beach Cities in the World," Santa Monica - and its hotels, restaurants and other attractions- have received more than 50 accolades in 2010 and continue to receive honors in 2011 and 2012. Learn more about how Santa Monica is celebrating! Santa Monica businesses, learn how you can help spread the good cheer with branded promotional materials. And the Award Goes to....
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- One of the top ten beach cities in the World, National Geographic
Hotels Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows- Best Hotel for Business Travelers in Los Angeles, Travel & Leisure
- One of the Top 500 Hotels in the World, Travel & Leisure
Loews Santa Monica Beach- Best Hotel Spa, Readers’ Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler 2010
- Greenest Spa Makeover from Angeleno magazine, 2010
- Best Luxury Hotel – West from JuliB Style Awards, 2010
- Bill Doak - General Manager of the Year, Loews Hotels
- Sales & Revenue Team of the Year, Loews Hotels
- Top 50 Hotel Spas, U.S. Mainland, Condé Nast Traveler
Oceana Santa Monica- Top 10 Kid-Friendly Hotels by Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Santa Monica Pico Travelodge- Perfect Score for Quality Inspection (Q&A Inspection ), the fifth consecutive Q&A Award since 2006
- General Manager of the year, given to Moe Paknahal for the third time since 2004
- Team Travelodge Award, Wyndham Hotel Group to all employees
Hotel Shangri-La- Structural Engineers Association of California2010 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for Award Category ofRetrofit/Alteration
- Structural Engineers Association of SouthernCalifornia 2010 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for AwardCategory of Historical Preservation
- Oyster Awards: Best Boutique Hotels in Los Angeles and Best Hotel Bars in Los Angeles (Oyster.com)
- Most glamorous Hotel, LA Weekly Best of LA issue
Shore Hotel/Ocean View Hotel- Excellence in Demand Site Management Program Participation, a Green initiative through Southern California Edison that manages and saves energy
Sheraton Delfina- Sustainable Quality Award of Excellence for Stewardship of the Environment
- Sustainable Quality Award of Excellence for Social Responsibility
Shutters on the Beach- A Top U.S. Hotel in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Poll
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for One Pico
- Top 50 Hotel Spas, U.S. Mainland, Condé Nast Traveler
ATTRACTIONSAqua Surf- Best Surf School in Southern California, AOL Time Warner
Downtown Santa Monica Inc.- Merit Award for Ambassador Program Database, International Downtown Association
Pacific Park- 2010 Santa Monica Sustainable Quality Award
Starline Tours- Official Best of LA 2010, Best Ultimate Fun Tours
FOOD/DRINKFIG- Winner of StarChef’s Rising Star Sustainability award
- Angeleno Magazine - “ Top 50 Restaurants in Los Angeles” 2010
- Best American Restaurant of 2010 in the Juli B Style Awards (Modern Luxury)
- L.A. Magazine "Best Of" issue - Best use of Bacon
Lago- Best Italian food in Santa Monica, Huffington Post
- 2010 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Le Pain du Jour- Customer Satisfaction Award, Talk of the Town & Celebration Media
Louise’s Trattoria- Top 10 Best Italian Restaurant in L.A, Citysearch
Ocean & Vine- Diners' Choice Winner, OpenTable 2010
The Penthouse at the Huntley- Best Restaurant Décor, 2010 Zagat Survey
South- Top 8 Sports Bars in the United States, ESPN Magazine
Umami Burger- Burger of the Year, GQ Magazine
Whist- Tony DiSalvo, One of 9 Rising Star Chefs, Angeleno Magazine
EVENT VENUESAnnenberg Community Beach House- Planning Landmark Award, American Planning Association - Los Angeles Chapter
- Design Green 2010, Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles
- Preservation Design Award, California Preservation Foundation
- Preservation Award, Los Angeles Conservancy
- Designing the Parks, National Parks Service
- Best New Venue Biz Bash 2010
RETAILBloomingdale's- 2010 Best Store Santa Monica, Retail Design Institute
Essentia- Emerging Entrepreneur of the year award for CEO, Ernst & Young
BEAUTYFred Segal Salon- Best Hair Salon Extras, 2010 Best of LA LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE
CULTURESanta Monica Symphony- 2 grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
MISC.Santa Monica CVB- First Runner up for Best CVB, Southern California Meeting & Events Magazine
- Best Idea Award for Sandy Monica Campaign, Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus
- Best Idea Award for Customized Corporate Travel Planners, Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus
Fabian Lewkowicz- Best Event Photographer in Southern California for 2010 by 5W Report
Jodi Fuchs Art- Art of Santa Monica Contest, Archstone Apartments
Rand Corporation- One of the Top Ten Places To Work in Los Angeles (Large Company Category), Los Angeles Business Journal
Santa Monica Daily Press- Top 15 Newspapers - Los Angeles Area, Los Angeles Business Journal
CITY OF SANTA MONICA- Merit Award to the City of Santa Monica and Walker Parking Consultants for the Downtown Parking Study prepared by Walker Parking, International Downtown Association
TRANSPORTATIONBig Blue Bus- 2010 Project of the Year, Southern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA)
- “Next LA” Citation Award for Architecture to the new Big Blue Bus shelter and bus stop redevelopment program. The award honors excellence in design by Los Angeles architects for projects not yet built
Taxi! Taxi! - 2010 Small Business of the Year Award (41st District) California Small Business Association
Other City Departments:- 2010 American Bar Association Law Office Accomplishment Award for State and Local Government
- League of Women Voters of Santa Monica - Friend of The League (City Clerk)
- California Sustainability Alliance - Winner of the 2009 Sustainability Showcase Awards
- US Green Building Council (USGBC) - Awarded a LEED Gold Rating to the Annenberg Community Beach House
- California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) - 2010
- Outstanding Waste Prevention Award for Take Out Food Container ProgramOutstanding Achievement in Web Development Award for Sustainability and the Environment website
- 4 SCAN/NATOA awards for Overall Excellence, Promo, Environmental Program & Performing Arts categories
- 10th Los Angeles Area Emmy for Kid's Finances Public Services Announcement
- American Red Cross - 2010 Heroes Awards Ceremony for making Santa Monica “disaster resilient”
- Travel & Leisure Magazine - Best Farmers’ Market in America
- Public Technology Institute Awards - PC Power Management, GIS Tools for Annual Homeless Count & Beach Parking Automated Payment System
- American Planning Association - 2010 Comprehensive Planning Award for Small Jurisdiction for LUCE
- Santa Monica Conservancy - David Cameron Award for LUCE
- Southern California Association of Governments - Blueprint Compass Award for Sustainable Leadership for LUCE
- STAR Awards (Promotions category) - The Living Room: A Place for Adults Public Service AnnouncementLibrary Journal - 5-star rating for Main Library
- Officers of the Year – Detective M. Sumlin, Officers A. Brown, J. Sekera, A. Amersfoot and D. Rynski
- MADD California Hero Award – Officer J. Olson
- American Public Works Association - 2010 B.E.S.T. Project of the Year Award for BBB Facility Expansion Project
- American Institute of Architects - Next LA Award (Unbuilt Category) for BBB Shelters Design
- Westside Urban Forum - 2010 Prize Award for Public Open Space for Bicknell Avenue Green Street Project
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Hotels Casa del Mar- Best Hotels in Los Angeles, U.S. News & World Report
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows- Top 200 Hotels in America, Condé Nast Traveler 2011 Readers' Choice Awards
- Best Hotels in Los Angeles, U.S. News & World Report
- 2012 Sustainable Quality Awards Grand Prize
Holiday Inn Santa Monica Beach - at the Pier
- 2011 STR Best Performing Hotel Award (upper midscale segment)
JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot- Top 200 Hotels in America, Condé Nast Traveler 2011 Readers' Choice Awards
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
- 2012 Sustainable Quality Award of Excellence
Santa Monica Pico Travelodge- Property of the Year and General Manager of the Year to Moe Paknahal, Wyndham Worldwide Hotels
Shore Hotel
- Leed Gold Cerification, U.S. Green Building Council
Shutters on the Beach- Top 200 Hotels in America, Condé Nast Traveler 2011 Readers' Choice Awards
- Best Hotels in Los Angeles, U.S. News & World Report
ATTRACTIONSDowntown Santa Monica- America's Best Downtowns, Forbes
Pedal or Not Electric Bicycle Guided Tours- 2011 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award
FOOD/DRINKDaily Pint- Los Angeles Magazine's 100 best list
- Beer Enthusiasts Draft Magazine’s best 100 beer bars in the nation
FIG Restaurant- 2012 Sustainable Quality Award of Excellence
RETAILSanta Monica Place- 2011 Design Awards From Otis College of Art and Design, Creative Vision Award for Innovative Shopping Center
- Americans for the Arts 2011 ‘Year in Review’, Cradle by Ball Nogues Studio and Wheels by Anne Marie Karlsen public art installations
MISC.Santa Monica CVB- Southern California Meetings + Events' Readers' Choice Best of Awards - Best Destination Marketing Organization (town/area less than 100,000 in population
- "Surfing Santas" Campaign named finalist in the Visit California's Tourism Awards Best International Marketing category
Glow - Americans for the Arts 2011 ‘Year in Review’, “Visionary Leadership” category
Rosie’s Girls Santa Monica (RGSM)- League of California Cities’ 2011 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for engaging its youth in city government
CITY OF SANTA MONICACityTV - Los Angeles Area Emmy Award, Public Service Announcement category
- Overall Excellence Award, Performing Arts Award and Public Service Announcement Award, Star Awards
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