Ocean Lodge Santa Monica Beach Hotel Reviews

The only hotel in the pit for self-driving tour. Although the location is really good, it is very close to the seaside, and it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the third street. The hotel itself is really very, very ordinary. It feels like a motel, and the sound insulation is poor at night. But considering that it is in a scenic spot after all, and the scenery is not bad, I can barely give it a 3 star, and the price/performance ratio is not high.

Old hotel but nicely redone - very comfortable and convenient to the pier and beach. Great front desk staff - very pleasant snd unusually helpful for these times. Appreciated their help so much, esp with parking our minivan, recommendations to eat, and help with a loud snd unruly family above us at 10 pm. Would stay there again.

The Perfect place to beside Santa Monica beach. Very friendly and helpful staff . Great value , highly Recommended.

Location is key for this hotel. It is a very easy walk to Santa Monica Pier! Great Mexican and Italian restaurant across the street. Awesome park right next door. Its a classic older hotel and we loved it.

Wonderful spot right next to the pier and beach. Loved the separate rooms and large bathroom. Locked gate code keeps out just anyone. Very comfortable stay, we will be back!

This place was great. Service was excellent. Very clean. Walking distance to the beach. Finding this gem helped us find another gem… Mel’s. Definitely staying again.

Old vintage building, service is so so. Location is great. Parking is a ripoff, $33 a night! TV didn't work in our room and was never fixed. But if you are on a budget and want to stay in central Santa Monica, this is a good option.

It was a good option for the price given its location. The room was a good size for a short stay. The bed was fine. The portable AC had a challenge at times.

Hotel room was adequate, felt unsafe in the area and wouldn't recommend going outside after dark. Unidentified screaming on the street was very unsettling.

Not luxury, but good value for money, measured against market.

Lovely clean motel just across the road from the pier and many eateries. Great location, lovely staff, freshly decorated rooms which felt light and airy

I was given 2 rooms that had no air conditioning that worked. We tried 2 rooms. When i went to tell therm again, i was ignored and told through her door to go away. I have COPD and could not breathe and my son thought he was going to fax have a heatstroke. We tried sleeping outside in our convertible but too hot also. I tried to call him from Saturday to this evening and they keep hanging up on me. I had panic attacks all weekend and my son almost had heart stroke. I tried going to officesaturday night ahd some Asian security literally told me to go away that they were doing nothing to help us. I was told i would get a refund istead thru charged be an additional 100 dollars for a room we could not sit in much less sleep in. This has caused me my days wages today since i could not slept all weekend and the same for my son, he had to go to the hospital todayand also lost a day's wages. He was severly dehydrated. Do not book a room at this hotel, trust me I'm still in shambles. Also spent 3 hours on phone with my credit card disputig all these charges from them when they should be paying me for their negligene and our pain and suffering for this horrible experience . As of tonight still gettig hung up on when i call THIS IF THE WORST PLACE AND THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVIE YOU WILL FIND. THIS IS A ZERO START HOTEL.

The room was cozy and comfortable. However the walls are very thin. The gate for everyone to get in always slammed hard and you hear ALL the traffic. So if you don't mind that, you'll be fine.

We are pretty self-sufficient & didn't need pool & a bunch of amenties so Ocean Lodge was perfect for what we needed- it was clean with super helpful & friendly staff, onsite parking (altho tight) & great price for the location. Sooo close to the Santa Monica Pier, 20 min walk down the beach to Venice & Third Street Promenade shopping a short walk away. A little noisy because of location but it's a busy area. Our room had a queen bed in a small room with a door then King bed in main living space. It worked out really well for our family. I would definitely stay here again.