FUTURE BOOKINGS PLEASE READ: We checked into the place at 10:30pm, and when we went to use the bathroom we went to use one of the towels until we realized there was a stain on it. Then we reached for the other towels and saw that all of them had stains. I immediately took photos and inspected the rest of the area. On the right side of the wall, there were yellow liquid drippings stained and dried on the wall. When I went to see the shower, there was mold on the left corner inside the standing shower. As I went to the first bed on the left - I went through to see if the sheets were clean, and there was a small stain on the blanket. We even found stains on the curtains as well. Within the first 2 hours of checking-in, I had messaged Luhanda with the photos and informed her that we weren't sure if a proper cleaning was done. We reached out to Airbnb to send the photos and asked if we would be allowed to leave the premise and get a refund. We were told that we would have to wait until 8 or 9am PST in the morning before getting a confirmation on how a refund would work - but felt that we weren't allowed to leave before sorting out the issue as we were scared of not getting a refund back due to the cancellation policy.
We received a message from Luhanda in the morning informing us that a cleaning crew would be on their way and that they would bring towels - but we informed her that we would be checking out before then so it was no need. But after an hour trying to sort things out with Airbnb support, a couple showed up with towels and informed us they were the cleaning crew wanting to see what we had found. They were a husband and wife from Mexico, and the husband was there to help translate. They had mentioned Luhanda had told them to leave the towels if they looked clean and that the mold wasn't mold it was "blacked silicon" that needed to be re-done (but it wasn't their job, it was on the host to do that maintenance), and they also claimed that the yellow stains on the wall was "glue" and that the boss needs to paint the walls. I really felt bad for them because it was obvious that the host does not take care of the property and that the cleaners themselves were getting the bad end of the stick.
The wifi was also extremely slow, we ended up just using data. We tried to load an Instagram story and it was stopping every second (longest overhand serve in a tennis match I've ever tried to watch). Many of the light switches also didn't work.
The location is not directly on Santa Monica beach, but is a short walk across a parking lot to the beach.
This listing is not worth the price if you want a clean place on Santa Monica Pier or near the beach. I have stayed in better hostels and hotels for a cheaper price.