Best Western Ocean View Hotel
- becks
- First Reviewer
- 3 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 8
- Reviews
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3
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Ocean View March 2009
- March 22, 2009
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
No ESPN. No make-up mirror. Very sweet balcony and view of Santa Monica pier and beach. Parking was practically impossible: tiniest parking garage ever seen, too tight for anything but a small car. Bed good, pillows good, shower adequate. Old, but clean and tastefully updated/decorated.
Location is key
- January 19, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Santa Monica pier is just across Ocean Ave and the Prominade Shopping is close behind the hotel. Not far from LAX too. Great place for a weekend get away. Don't expect too much from the breakfast included as bagles, juice, cereal, and coffee is about the extent of it. Rooms are standard hotel rooms. If you want to stay in a fancy room with all the extras Lowes is next door at double the cost. For an "on the beach hotel at a reasonable price" this place can't be beat!
Worst hotel ever! Definately NOT 3 stars
- October 20, 2008
- Rated 1 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This hotel was terrible!! Not only were the hallways disgustingly dirty, but we had to tolerate an awful sewer-gas smell all night coming through the vents in our room, as well as in the hallway! Additionally, we only had one light in our room that worked! We couldn't switch rooms as the hotel was "booked solid" so we had to remain in that room. Luckily, we were only staying there for one night before we moved on to Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica (VERY NICE) The Ocean View was honestly the worst hotel I have ever stayed at, and for them to charge $349 per night is highway robbery!! Do yourself and your family a favor and stay somewhere else for half the cost!
No 3 star hotel
- June 26, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Rooms were old and run down and so were the hallways. You had to pay to use the internet in the lobby. Don't be fooled by the pictures. To go to the beach you had to cross a 4 lane street, walk a bit, then walk down many steps, cross an overpass over Pacific Highway, then walk a very long beach to get to the water. The parking lot you see in the picture brings in probably a thousand or more people from different areas to sit on the beach with you. My advice, if you stay here is to walk to the south side of the pier to famous "Muscle Beach" which is pretty cool, but not really convenient. The New Jersey boardwalk and piers are 100 times nicer than the one that is in Santa Monica. Location is good, because up the road is Malibu, and Universal Studios are a short distance away. The best thing around this hotel is the promenade which we visited on a Saturday night, and it had good restaurants, bars and entertainment. Our kids enjoyed that night out.
Excellent Location, Walk to the Beach, Pier, Restaurants & Shopping
- January 23, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This hotel is in an excellent location, you can walk to all of what Santa Monica has to offer. All the restaurants and shopping is right around the corner. The rooms are comfortable and clean. The staff is also very friendly and helpful. My husband and I stay at this hotel every year, it is really the best value for the area.