Shorebreak Hotel
500 Pacific Coast
Highway, Huntington Beach, CA
Shorebreak Hotel, the brand new hotel in Huntington Beach, is the
closest hotel to the Huntington Beach Pier. And it offers
views of the beaches that gained much attention when branded
as "Surf City USA" several years ago. With views of the
beach and Huntington Beach Pier, visitors can now stay in
boutique accommodations in a trendy new building complex
close to the sand, and watch not only the U.S. Open of
Surfing from an ocean facing room, but also the amazing
Pacific sunsets. Launched the last week in
April 2009, this anticipated anchor to The Strand
development brings more accommodation options to the pier and
beaches of Huntington Beach.
For local HB residents and tourists, it is a place to add to their
arsenal of beach hotels, totaling five.
Huntington Beach ocean view hotels will now number five in
the downtown Huntington Beach region, but this new hotel is
the second situated in the
zone, and is located on the site of a new shopping and
dining complex all in one building. a block or two of shopping
and nightlife. While the Hyatt
and Hilton are luxury resorts located just blocks from the
pier, the Shorebreak is a smaller, boutique hotel with some
rooms facing the pier, many facing the ocean, and others
facing what is called a courtyard. Courtyard rooms cost a
bit less but offer the same great location.
When staying at the hotel, you can shop for youth and contemporary clothes, or
dine at several
restaurants such as RaSushi, which has quickly become a
favorite for sushi fans. Active, Forever 21, Rip Curl, and CVS
Pharmacy are some of the stores you'll find downstairs from
the 2nd and third story hotel rooms.
Staying downtown means that you will be able to walk to the
nightlife, which is mostly youthful (21+) bars and clubs
where rock bands play after dark. There's usually little or
no cover charge, and the entertainment is very good. For more
sedate entertainment, head down to the Hyatt Lounge most
weekends and check out the Red
Chair Lounge for some smooth jazz and boutique wines.
When you stay at the Shorebreak you are buying the beach access
and ocean views
basically. With the Huntington Beach Pier and beaches
literally just steps from the hotel, you will discover the
location is ideal. Special events throughout the summer
months and fall provide things to see and do, and
many of them are free! In fact, we'll be curious to see if
you can hear the free Pier Plaza summer concerts hosted by
the City of Huntington Beach from your hotel room or suite.
The down side to the direct ocean view facing rooms seen in the
photo above is that you will have traffic below the room.
But with double paned sliding doors, and a brand new room
with top decor, you're going to love it.
For those who know and
have stayed at the
Hyatt Huntington Beach Resort, the Shorebreak Hotel is a different game
altogether. Why? The Hyatt is a luxury resort. The
Shorebreak isn't. It is a hotel lacking the amenities such
as swimming pools, cabanas, etc.
The
five hotels in downtown Huntington
Beach we can recommend are Hilton Waterfront Beach
Resort (4 Diamond), Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort &
Spa (4 Diamond), Shorebreak Hotel (4 Diamond), Best Western
Huntington Beach Inn (2 Diamond), and Surf & Sand (2
Diamond).
There's a surfer hotel
north of the Shorebreak on Pacific Coast Highway, and south
of the Best Western Huntington Beach Inn. I personally
would not stay there myself. The last time I dropped by, the
managers peered from behind a little door, barely speaking
English, and seemed very secretive. I asked to see a room
and they man said, "NO". "Is this a hotel?" I asked. The
answer was indiscernible, but something to the effect of
asking me why I wanted to see a room. The answer: I could be
a potential guest. I was told to come back later. I decided
to not come back at all.
