The Salt House

“Thirty rooms, one perfect negroni, and a lobby that smells like money and limes.”

Thirty rooms means the Salt House can afford to be precious about the details, and it is — turndown includes an actual handwritten note, not a printed card. The rooftop bar is the real draw: low light, a negroni menu with four variations, and a crowd that skews grown-up and unhurried.

It's a five-minute walk to the beach rather than beachfront, which is the one trade-off — but the shared access and chair service more than make up for it, and the spa (small, excellent) is worth booking before you land. Dogs are genuinely welcome here, not just tolerated.