The barber who comes to Oceana Santa Monica

This all-suite boutique hotel sits on the north end of Ocean Avenue across from Palisades Park. Suites are arranged around a central courtyard pool. Montana Avenue's shops and cafes are a short walk away.

Suites with separate living rooms give ample space for a private grooming session. A suite becomes a private barbershop for the length of the appointment, then simply a suite again, with nothing left behind but a sharper reflection.

One call. One text. A sharper you.

Ben Zweifel is licensed in both barbering and cosmetology, in more than one state, and has spent over seventeen years behind the chair. He has owned four barbershops, and his clients have included Kevin Gates, Lil Durk and Lil Baby. Expect fades blended without a visible line, tapers that grow out cleanly, line-ups drawn with a steady hand and beards shaped to the jaw. Straight hair, waves, curls and locs all get the same attention.

Oceana Santa Monica sits at 849 Ocean Ave in Santa Monica, close to Palisades Park, Montana Avenue and Third Street Promenade. Ben works across the neighborhood and nearby Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Venice, so moving from a hotel room to a home or a set later in the day is no trouble.

There is one way to book and it is fast: a call or a text to 608-201-7717. He is available 24/7, including holidays. Haircuts start at $150, the standard daytime rate is $300, and travel distance and time of day set the final number.