If you're going to stay at this place, choose it for the location only. It was very close to everything in downtown Santa Monica. If I would to rate location alone, I'd give this place a 4. That said, this isn't a great deal. The location was very noisy at night - the windows overlook a parking lot that was extremely noisy every night: drunk people screaming, cars racing, etc. The unit itself was not clean - my college apartments were cleaner than this. It may have once been loved, but is extremely rundown: scuffs all over the walls, sticky floors, stains on furniture. The master bathroom lights are out, so they added a standing lamp...which was also missing bulbs. The second bath was worse - both the sink and shower were clogged, did not drain. The bedrooms were adequate size. Overall, you're better off staying in a hotel for the same price.