The barber who comes to Hotel Casa del Mar

The building opened in 1926 as a private beach club and was later restored as a hotel. Its Italian Renaissance Revival facade faces the ocean just south of the pier. A pool terrace and spa overlook the sand.

Its beachfront setting draws guests in town to relax between work commitments, and in-room grooming saves a trip into the city. The visit is quiet and contained: a cape, a clean station by the window, and a finished cut in well under the time it takes to go down to the lobby and back.

Private. Convenient. Always on time.

Ben holds licenses in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states. Before Los Angeles he built and ran four barbershops, and his chair has since followed entertainers on tour and onto television and music video sets. Rod Wave, Polo G and Lamar Odom are among the names who have sat with him. His specialty is the short cut done properly: skin fades, low and mid tapers, line-ups, 360 waves, beard sculpting and clean head shaves, on straight, wavy, curly and coily hair alike.

Hotel Casa del Mar sits at 1910 Ocean Way in Santa Monica, close to Santa Monica Pier, Shutters on the Beach and Main Street Santa Monica. Ben works across the neighborhood and nearby Venice, Marina del Rey and Brentwood, so moving from a hotel room to a home or a set later in the day is no trouble.

Booking is direct, with no app and no form: call or text Ben at 608-201-7717. Cuts start at $150, $300 is standard from 11am to 7pm, and the final price reflects travel distance and the hour. He is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.