Owner sent me into unlocked room to pick up room key and parking card. Walked into the room 30 minutes before check-in. There was a random person in the room (not staff) sitting on the bed and the room was filthy (from previous guest) and no parking card. Tracked down house keeper and she said room would be ready in an hour and she located parking card. Parking instructions are unclear and the host is horrible at responding and doesn’t answer phone calls at all. When we came back into the room after it was cleaned, it was much cleaner. However, the room is poorly maintained. The towels were stained and one was ripped, the tiles are all cracked and there are exterminator spray cards all over. Not sure if that makes me uncomfortable because i know there’s a bug problem or happy that it’s being treated. But I didn’t see any bugs at all during my stay. On the weekends the bars (directly under you) are very noisy until about 2 am and there’s tons of street noise and noise from people on streets all night long. Considering there is no air conditioning you must keep windows open.
Onto the positives, the location is amazing. The beach is right across the street and the pier is a block away. There are tons of bars and restaurants with delicious options (very pricey). The place did the trick for the price but wouldn’t return to this apartment if returning to Santa Monica.