'Live Well Again' at Hotel Casa del Mar

Fight Stress With Happiness, Find Comfort In History, And Feed Your Inner
Child With Retro Dishes And Desserts

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sitting on the scenic sands of
the Santa Monica coastline, Casa del Mar offers guests the opportunity to
enjoy life's simple pleasures and feel young with the new "Live Well Again"
program. Combating the stress of daily life with happiness and good,
old-fashioned fun, Casa del Mar brings a sense of whimsy and wellness with a
new retro food and drink menu, 1920s-style photo booth, Zoltar machine, and a
Sunday Bubbly Brunch with a nostalgic dessert bar. The new spirit of "Live
Well Again" provides a much-needed infusion of playful sophistication in
today's fast-paced and high-tech world.

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"We wanted to create an environment at Casa del Mar that reminds guests of
their youth and encourages them to embrace a sense of fun in their everyday
lives," explains James Barela, General Manager of Casa del Mar. "With items
like our twist on the classic Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich and board games
from multiple decades, we're providing simple and fun pleasures that have a
hint of nostalgia, but are updated to fit today's modern times."

RETRO FOOD & DRINKS
Casa del Mar brings back some nostalgic favorites with a new lobby lounge menu
featuring House Made Truffled Popcorn (a playful version of Cracker Jacks,
complete with prizes), Macaroni and Cheese with Black Truffles, Peanut Butter
& Jelly Sandwich with House Made Concord Grape Jam,Deviled Eggs, and Oysters
on the Half Shell. Specialty cocktails inspired by the classics include the
Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary made with local tomatoes and fresh horseradish;
Pomegranate Gimlet, a classic cocktail made with Pomegranate juice and
Hendrick's Gin; Grape Nehi, a vodka cocktail with muddled grapes, mint and
lemon; Ginger-Rye, made with homemade Ginger Ale and Rye; and the Strawberry
Old Fashioned, made with house-infused strawberry Knobb Creek. Casa del Mar
invites guests to take a step back in time and enjoy a sense of youth, with a
modern twist.

BUBBLY BRUNCH
The ultimate complement to Casa del Mar's new "Live Well Again" program is the
new Sunday "Bubbly Brunch." With family-friendly food and bottomless bubbly
for adults, Casa del Mar offers guests of all ages the perfect setting,
cuisine and the best views in Santa Monica to relax and laugh on a Sunday.
Giggles will abound as children and kids-at-heart confront the retro dessert
buffet, complete with Mini Eclairs, Crepes Suzette, Warm Milk Chocolate Bread
Pudding, an Ice Cream Station and more. The "Bubbly Brunch" is $29, with
bottomless bubbly for an additional $8.99, and is offered on the Veranda from
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., starting October 18, 2009. Please call (310)
587-1789 for reservations.

UNVEILING THE PHOTO BOOTH & ZOLTAR MACHINE
Following the smashing success of a social media contest inviting guests to
guess "What's Under The Sheets" at Hotel Casa del Mar, a new layer of fanciful
fun is unveiled, revealing a retro photo booth and vintage Zoltar Machine,
straight from the boardwalks and carnivals of yesteryear. Greeting guests
when they first enter the hotel, both vintage favorites are re-imagined with a
modern twist. The photo booth will generate two full color digitally sharp
strips for $5 and the Zoltar Machine will reveal a "Ticket to Wellness."
Lucky guests could walk away with a "ticket" granting 10% off their next
treatment at SEA Wellness Spa.

To complete this storybook tale, trunks of classic board games will be
available in the lobby, along with tabletop fortune-tellers to predict a
bright and shiny future. Casa looks to incite memories of simpler times with
a fun, modern flair. At Hotel Casa del Mar, seasoned travelers will find the
opportunity to "Live Well Again" as they enter this newly re-imagined space,
embark on future adventures and reenter their daily routine with a smile.

About Hotel Casa del Mar
Originally built in 1926 as the grandest of the opulent beach club hotels and
the premier playground for Hollywood 'A-listers,' Hotel Casa del Mar
re-emerged in October 1999, following a $50 million restoration by Edward
Thomas Hotels, parent company to Casa and its sister property, Shutters on the
Beach. True to its indulgent past, Hotel Casa del Mar remains as one of the
most well-appointed addresses on the West Coast, with luxurious decor evoking
the grandeur and elegance of a European coastal experience. Known for its
sophisticated accommodations and stylish public spaces, an indulgent and
relaxing ambiance and extraordinary service and privacy, the beachfront escape
provides 129 beautifully appointed guestrooms, including 17 suites, and
panoramic views of the Pacific and Southern California shore. The signature
restaurant, Catch Restaurant and Sushi Bar, offers innovative "market fresh"
cuisine and spectacular vantages of picturesque sunsets in a comfortably
elegant setting. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, Hotel Casa del
Mar is located at 1910 Ocean Way in Santa Monica, Calif., only 20 minutes from
Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to
the historic Santa Monica Pier. For reservations or more information, guests
of Hotel Casa del Mar can call (310) 581-5533 or (800) 898-6999, or visit
www.hotelcasadelmar.com.

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