Once a 1950s motel, The Surfrider is now a boutique hotel that still serves as a Pacific Coast Highway pit-stop but with luxury at the fore. Interiors are beach-house style – white-washed wood, natural-toned textiles, rattan lampshades and driftwood furniture – and provide a calming sanctuary from the busy Surfrider Beach across the road. Come evening, make your way up to the leafy rooftop deck (reserved for guests only), order a sundowner and sink into a sofa by the central fire pit.