Silvio’s place is an excellent deal, especially for the location! We were in Santa Monica for a wedding and didn’t want to pay the exorbitant price for a room in the wedding “block” at a much higher-end hotel. Silvio’s place was only a 5 minute walk to the wedding hotel. I know other reviews have posted about noise from the bar on the ground floor. This bar is currently out of business, so that wasn’t an issue. We all slept very comfortably. If you are looking for an inexpensive place to stay right across from the beach, this is it.