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- Yes Wheelchair Accessible
- Yes Breakfast Included
- Yes Travel/Tours Desk
- Yes 24 Hour Check in
- Yes Air Conditioning
- Yes Internet Access
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100% by Anonymous (Female 31-40)
May 12, 2012
5 star hostel! Very clean, huge kitchen to cook in, excellent breakfast included, right in the heart of Santa Monica shopping area. Lots of common seating areas and organised activities ...
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100% by Anonymous (Female 31-40)
12 May 2012
5 star hostel! Very clean, huge kitchen to cook in, excellent breakfast included, right in the heart of Santa Monica shopping area. Lots of common seating areas and organised activities ...
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94% by Customer review
9 May 2012
Good sized rooms, clean beds and clean bathrooms. Nice big common areas and huge kitchen. Comfy beds with 2 pillows which is unusual to find in a hostel. Perfect location, walking distance to the beach and main shopping street.
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83% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
8 May 2012
Be careful, hostel.com don\'t tell you that you have to pay more if you are not a member of H.I. and also, the prices are without taxes! So I was thinking it was cheap, but actually, I paid around 40 dollars a night. That\'s not that bad, but that\'s more than I was expected! Otherwise, the hostel is really good, clean, safe and friendly. :)
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94% by Customer review
7 May 2012
Very clean, great decor, friendly. Loved the outside area with water features. Very fancy for a hostel! The female dorm was a great size with its own bathroom so I only shared with a few girls as opposed to many other people which is typical of other hostels.
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80% by Customer review
6 May 2012
Very good location and good proximity to beach and shopping promenade. Felt safe and secure..
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97% by Anonymous (Mixed Group 18-24)
5 May 2012
This was my first time ever staying at a hostel and it was fantastic. Excellent staff, comfy beds, and very safe. No complaints at all.
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83% by Bradley Dempster
4 May 2012
The location is awesome, as it is right next to the beach and also public transportation. All the facilities needed are on site, including launderette, vending machines, and even a ATM. There is 24 hour security and the lockers are very secure. The staff are very friendly and helpful. They put on events, tours and dinners pretty much every day, so there is always something to do.
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100% by emirvurandemir5561 (Male 25-30)
4 May 2012
The hostel was amazing. It's a place that u can go there with ur family. So clean and quite. With friendly stuff just 2 blocks away from the BEach and city centre
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100% by Anonymous (Male 31-40)
4 May 2012
Great place to stay to avoid the hustle & bustle of downtown LA and enjoy the relaxed beach lifestyle that Santa Monica offers. Easy to book discounted tours from the shop next door and the $1 bus fare on the 'Big Blue Bus'#3 from LAX is a winner (about 40 min ride to just near the hostel). Staff were friendly and helpful and the hostel had different activities on each day/night of the week. There are homeless people that frequent the outside of the hostel, but I would not let this put you off.
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80% by reginanew5386 (Female 41+)
4 May 2012
Only hot shower,too hot water
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93% by Anonymous (Female 18-24)
4 May 2012
Very good place to stay, just not very cheap. plus the beds were not comfortable at all. apart from that the hostel is amazing.
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60% by Customer review
27 April 2012
It was quiet.
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50% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
27 April 2012
we booked in advanced to stay in the same doorm. As we arrived though, they put us in seperate doorms on different floors. It was an awkward situation for us. We also had to pay an additional fee, because we aren't HI-members. Nowhere on the hostelworld page does it clearly visible indicate that there is a HI-fee. And with the taxes we at our arrival it turn out to be much more expensive as we first though it's gonna be.
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83% by muringa (Male 18-24)
26 April 2012
My only problem with the hostel was that the room was too bright, the curtains don't block the sun rays.
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97% by Katie sleight
24 April 2012
Friendly staff on reception checked us in and let us go straight to our room, after a 12 hour flight from New Zealand we were very grateful! Spacious en suite dorm, which was very clean Good free breakfast too! Lots of areas to relax, plenty of space. Great hostel!!
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93% by katieseestheworld (Female 18-24)
24 April 2012
really awesome hostel!
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77% by Roadknight777 (Male 25-30)
17 April 2012
Tax is 14% and also there is a $3 charge each night you stay if you're not a IH member. Staff was helpful and it's a nice place. Really not much to do in Santa Monica though, and public transit to main LA sites is about 30-45 min.
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100% by soolynnt61 (Female 31-40)
17 April 2012
One of the best hostels I've stayed at. Comfy beds and generous breakfast.
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100% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
10 April 2012
AMAZING!!! I was by myself, young NZ girl. I met lots of nice chicks from my room (went on a tour with 1 even. The staff are amazing VERY friendly, funny and willing to help out. Santa monica is so safe, beautiful, inexpensive quality shops E.g Victoria secret. Great vibe! $15 for a shuttle to the airport!!
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97% by roamingkiwi9708 (Female 41+)
9 April 2012
Lovely hostel, clean, great location in lovely Santa Monica, staff very helpful and good fun also, my only problem was with the beds, very thin mattress most hostels have deccent mattress so this was a bit disappointing also the $5 fee for day storage again most hostels this is free...other than these 2 issues everything was great....
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83% by Anonymous (Male 18-24)
9 April 2012
Among a lot of hostel I've stayed this one was by far the best! It is highly recommended.
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80% by Anonymous (Female 18-24)
9 April 2012
This was a really lovely place to stay. It wasn't a party hostel by any means, though people could go on pub crawls and explore the local night-life as they felt like it. I could be alone, but was able to meet people, go on tours, and enjoy the atmosphere of having so many friendly faces around.
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100% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
7 April 2012
Great hostel, very centrally located in Santa Monica. I definitely recommend it if you are trying to enjoy California on a budget, as I was. The place itself feels very safe, so to does the surrounding area. Definitely consider staying at the H.I. Santa Monica if you\'re coming to CA!
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100% by Anonymous (Female 18-24)
5 April 2012
I had the best time from Check in to check out! The location is unbeatable, and the activities were such a ball. The staff was very friendly and the hostel was a great environment to get to know new people.
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100% by andrereade9933 (Male 18-24)
5 April 2012
This hostel is awesome, if your in Socal this is the Hostel to stay at. Great location 5 minute walk to Santa Monica Beach & Pier, the staff and fellow travellers are friendly. Cheers.
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100% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
4 April 2012
I couldn\'t have had a better experience. Location was great, the staff was helpful and friendly and everything was clean and well organized.
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100% by SAMI EL GUIZANI
7 March 2012
everything. one night one of the guy in my room was smelling marijuana so badly i couldn't sleep. i complained to the front desk. the girl at the front desk gave me a new key and a new room straight away. the huge kitchen, the rooms and restrooms are cleaned everyday by the cleaning staff. very comfortable beds and a big and nice patio. i met loads of people here. i really had a good time.
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100% by andrea spindel
28 February 2012
Hotel for the cost of a hostel
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97% by Customer review
19 February 2012
The spot is everything! Great staff, great property, great people. The best hostel I had stayed in
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80% by Steven Agnew
18 February 2012
great location to get out and about the staff were also really friendly and the free breakfast was good the bathrooms and dorms were clean. the hostels in a really nice location with lots of nice bars and places to eat nearby
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91% by Customer review
13 February 2012
Location. It's not in Downtown LA but Santa Monica is really a beatiful place. There's also the 3rd street promenade, a place with a lot of things to do.
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94% by Customer review
8 February 2012
Good location in Santa Monica, friendly staff, good facilities.
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74% by chrystelle bailly
6 February 2012
the location meeting people from others country is very close from many places
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94% by Customer review
9 January 2012
location is great
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100% by Customer review
5 January 2012
great location, helpful staff, good common areas
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100% by Customer review
21 November 2011
pretty much everything.
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91% by Customer review
11 November 2011
clean, great facilities, lots of activities on offer, huge clean kitchen, clean rooms, free wifi, tv and movie room, lots of lounge areas
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91% by Hélène HUYGHE
11 October 2011
Communals areas are great (kitchen, patio, internet room...) and it's really really close to the beach and pretty accessible from the airport. The hostel is not noisy at night.
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69% by Customer review
5 October 2011
Location only
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80% by Customer review
28 September 2011
Great Location. New modern layout
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100% by Monica Bliss
25 September 2011
great location, heaps of handy facilities (wifi, breakfast, kitchen, TV room, pool table, courtyard, laundry), comfy beds, elevator
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91% by Customer review
15 September 2011
Amazing location!
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100% by Joe Weston
13 September 2011
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83% by Customer review
7 September 2011
Clean, right near the beach and in the middle of Santa Monica shopping/lively district
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89% by Iona Rennie
2 September 2011
Very clean and colourful. Nice friendly helpful staff. Lots of trips, movie nights, themed food nights etc on offer
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H.I. Los Angeles / Santa Monica
1436 2nd Street, Los Angeles, USA
Santa Monica may not be in the center of Los Angeles, but it\'s the beachfront heart of the city. A short distance from LAX airport and a convenient connection to any part of the city. It is a very safe area with beautiful weather and friendly people. We are one block from the beach and you can walk to endless pubs, shops, restaurants and entertainment. Jump on a bus and you can visit the world famous Hollywood area and walk among the stars. Along with all the ways to keep yourself entertained, the hostel also offers many fun organized activities. From infamous pub crawls, comedy nights, Pasta night, trips to the Getty Museum and Dodger Games. We provide guided, inexpensive ways to enjoy the city. And, if you just want to relax, then hang out in the hostel itself. Comfortable common areas, a full kitchen, courtyard, free WIFI, TV room - there are plenty of spaces to meet other travelers and enjoy the laid back lifestyle that is Southern California. Here, you don\'t need to send a postcard back home, just send a picture!
Rate includes linens, towels and breakfast.
