Connector, power, ports, pricing and access for every listing, date-stamped, with anything we couldn't confirm left off.
Eight hotels in Santa Monica are listed here, and all eight show free Level 2 charging on site. The charging network named across these listings is Tesla, so non-Tesla EVs will typically need a NACS adapter to use these Tesla Destination chargers. None of the listings here show DC fast charging on site, so plan to charge overnight rather than for a quick top-off.
Nightly from-prices run $371 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Monica up to $1288 at Shutters on the Beach Hotel.
Santa Monica centers on its pier and beach, with the Third Street Promenade a short walk inland and the coastal bike path running south toward Venice. It sits at the western end of the Los Angeles area, making it a practical overnight base with a full charge before day trips up the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu.
8 hotels with charging data, ranked by guest score, photo coverage, and how much charging detail we hold for each property. Every listing is date-stamped; anything we couldn't confirm stays off the page.
Guests score it 9.2 across 444 reviews, Level 2 charging is free on site, and rooms start at $1,288 a night.
Guests score it 8.9 across 3,919 reviews, Level 2 charging is free on site, and rooms start at $692 a night.
Guests score it 8.8 across 244 reviews, Level 2 charging is free on site, and rooms start at $501 a night.
The rest of the list (5), same ranking
Booking sites get charging wrong often enough that we don't take it from them. Every charger here is mapped from a public registry and tied to the property itself.
National charger registries, filtered to hotels, are the backbone of every listing.
A charger counts only when it sits at the hotel: within 60 metres, or 150 with a matching name.
Every listing shows the month we last updated it. Anything unconfirmed is left off, never guessed.
Ambrose Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Santa Monica, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Monica, Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica and 3 more list Tesla destination charging. Non-Tesla EVs need a NACS adapter for these, and access is often guests-only, so confirm at booking.
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