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20 Exceptional West Coast Hotels Under $250 a Night – Affordable Luxury Awaits

20 Exceptional West Coast Hotels Under $250 a Night – Affordable Luxury Awaits

At the risk of stating the obvious, you need not break the bank to have a high-quality vacation on America's West Coast. But that's easy to forget when our social feeds are filled with all-too-perfect pictures of sunny hotel rooms and high-society beach clubs taken by the trendiest top percentile.

As a reminder that the affordable (and equally perfect) alternative exists, we filtered through the region's best hotels with nightly rates under $250 and selected twenty budget stays that feel as rich as they look.


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