Inn at Playa Del Rey

Five minutes from Los Angeles International Airport and three blocks from the beach, this 21-room boutique hotel overlooks the 600-acre Ballona Wetlands, a bird sanctuary. It features a breakfast room that opens to the wetlands and the blue waters of Marina del Rey, with fine china and a bountiful home-cooked breakfast (at no extra charge), a living room for relaxing, and views of snowy white egrets, blue herons, and the Santa Monica Mountains.Each Inn room is decorated in a seaside cottage style with art, great bathtubs, and crisp white linens. They also have a complimentary bikes and ride along the 26-mile Pacific Ocean Bike trail.