About Us

Shangwen Chiu Kennedy is the founder and managing director of the Inn at Moonlight Beach a conscious boutique destination in Encinitas, California, designed to restore those who stay there.

A Harvard-trained architect, landscape and urban designer, Shangwen spent 20 years planning and designing major international cities before making a deliberate choice: to work at the scale where design can be felt directly by a single person, in a single room, on a single morning.

The Inn at Moonlight Beach is the living expression of her mission to create environments that are regenerative, life-giving, and deeply human. Places where people don’t just rest, but remember how to flourish, savor their existence, and contribute together as part of a global family.

In 2017, Shangwen and her partners acquired the Inn and transformed it from the ground up, not a renovation, but a reinvention. Every detail was designed to improve and restore human health, from the materials to the morning light.

Having witnessed the limitations of large-scale urban projects, Shangwen turned her expertise toward something more essential: small environments with outsized impact. Her vision is to create extraordinary places where people experience joy, genuine connection, and a renewed sense of what their life can be.

A passionate gardener, cook, and mother of 2 joyful and energetic children, Shangwen lives in Encinitas with her husband Mike and their family. She pours the same intentionality into designing the Inn as she does into every environment she calls her own because for Shangwen, how a space feels is never an afterthought.

Inn at Moonlight Beach Ethos

We believe the most powerful environments are the ones that give back. Every space at the Inn is designed with intention to calm the nervous system, invite presence, and remind our guests of what matters most. We are not just a place to sleep. We are a place to return to yourself.

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