If you are thinking of renting this space, be warned that although the location is great for Santa Monica tourists, your nights are going to be brutal. There is banging music from downstairs til past midnight. There will be homeless people fighting outside to the wee hours of the morning. You will hear the sound of garbage trucks way past midnight. All this even with the windows closed, which was a dilemma for us because keeping the windows closed made the whole place stuffy with no circulation.
When we arrived, the door code didn’t work because the lock was broken and held by a small piece of cardboard to prevent it from locking all the way. The big ceiling fan in the living room doesn’t work so there will be no circulation unless you open your front door and all the stuck windows which makes the room intolerably noisy. The rusty bathtub was not inviting, and they provided only one towel for our party of three. The beddings has mud stains on them and the floor felt like there was this thin film of wax and felt dirty to your bare feet.
If you were looking for a central place in the touristy part of Santa Monica, near the promenade and the pier, and don’t really plan on having a good night’s sleep, this would be a great place. For others looking for a nice, peaceful getaway near the beach, look elsewhere.